Mr. Courmont is a professor in the political science department at Hallym University, in Korea. In addition, he is an associate-research fellow at the Paris-based IRIS and associate director of security and defense. He is also the Raoul-Dandurand Chair in strategic and diplomatic relations at the Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al. His fields of studies cover nuclear issues, U.S. foreign policy, and Northeast Asian politics.