Robert Kelly’s work focuses on international security and political economy. His primary areas of interest are East Asian security, US foreign policy, and the Middle East. A second area is the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

His recent scholarly work has focused on the US ‘pivot’ to Asia, and on Confucianism in the geopolitics of East Asia. He has written for journals such as, the European Journal of International Relations, the Pacific Review, and the International Studies Review.

Dr. Kelly also writes regularly for popular publications, including The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, and Newsweek. He has appeared as an analyst on television news services, including the CNN, BBC, and CNBC. He is a contributor to the Economist Intelligence Unit Asia-Pacific section and has visited North Korea. He has consulted for private sector firms for many years on northeast Asia.

PhD: Ohio State University
Fields: International Security; International Political Economy