Jiyoung Ko is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College. Dr. Ko is an international security scholar with a regional focus on Northeast Asia. Her research explores how nationalism affects a country’s foreign policy behaviour and regional security issues like alliance politics and nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia. She is currently completing her book project that examines how popular nationalism affects the likelihood of international conflict. Dr. Ko received her Ph.D, M.Phil, and M.A. in Political Science from Yale University, and a B.A. and a M.A. in Political Science from Korea University.