Terence Roehrig, Ph.D.
Professor National Security Affairs
Biography
Professor of national security affairs, he has been a research fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard University in the International Security Program and the Project on Managing the Atom. He is a non-resident expert at the Center for Korean Legal Studies at Columbia University. He has published numerous books, articles and book chapters on Korean and East Asian security issues, North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance, Korean maritime issues, human rights and transitional justice. He has given presentations to U.S. Forces Korea, the U.S. Embassy Seoul and the ROK JCS J-5. He has been a past president of the Association of Korean Political Studies.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Asia-Pacific
- Deterrence
- Foreign Policy
- Human Rights
- International Relations
- Koreas
- National Security
- Nuclear
- WMD
Professional Highlights
Non-Resident Expert
Adjunct Professor
Visiting Professor
Director, Asia-Pacific Studies Group
Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science
M.A., Marquette University, Political Science
Research Contributions and Publications
Security on the Korean Peninsula
Terence Roehrig and Adam Lowther, NucleCast Podcast, 2023.
The Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute: South Korea, Japan, and the Search for a Peaceful Solution
Paul Huth, Sunwoong Kim, and Terence Roehrig (eds.), Brill/Nijhoff, 2021.
“The United States and Asia in 2020: Free, Open, and Worried?”
Asian Survey 61:1 (January/February 2021): 11-20.
The Evolution of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella: Deterrence After the Cold War
Columbia University Press, 2017.
South Korea’s Rise: Economic Development, Power, and Foreign Relations
Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Awards and Decorations
US Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Award
2020
NWC Teaching Excellence Award
2017
Academy of Korean Studies Grant , Five year grant, $1.1 million for team of six researchers
2012-2017
Research Fellow, Belfer Center, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, International Security Program & Project on Managing the Atom
2012-2014
Martin Luther King Peacemaker Award, Cardinal Stritch University
2005
Educator of the Year Award, Cardinal Stritch University – Awarded by a student committee from student nominations
2004
Teaching and Campus Leadership Award, Cardinal Stritch University – Awarded by a faculty committee from faculty nominations
2003
Fulbright Award to Korea
1984
External Memberships and Associations
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Association of Korean Political Studies
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