Biography

Dr. GO Myong-Hyun is a senior research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Previously, Dr. Go was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, Neuropsychiatry Institute. His research applies quantitative perspectives to traditional and non-traditional security issues, with special focus on North Korea, sanctions enforcement, and security and strategic dimensions of technology. Dr. Go’s latest publications include “Not Under Pressure: How Pressure Leaked of North Korea Sanctions” (2020) and “The Rise of Phantom Traders: Russian Oil Exports to North Korea” (2018). Dr. Go received a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Statistics from Columbia University in the City of New York, and the Ph.D. in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California. He was a Munich Young Leader of the Munich Security Conference 2015, and is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of the ROK Ministry of National Defense, a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

Academic Background

Ph.D. in Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School (2010)
M.A. in Statistics, Columbia University (2001)
B.A. in Economics-Mathematics, Columbia University (1999)

Professional Background

Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA Semel Institute (2010~Present)
Teaching Assistant, Pardee RAND Graduate School (2007~2008)
Senior Research Assistant, Social Intervention Group, Columbia University (2001~2004)
Research Intern, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (2000~2001)
Graduate Researcher, Eesti Pank (Central Bank of Estonia) (2000)