Robert Kelly (political analyst)

Robert E. Kelly
Kelly in April 2013
Residence	Busan, South Korea
Education	Miami University (BA, History and Political Science 1994) Ohio State University (MA, International Relations 2002) Ohio State University (Ph.D., International Relations 2005)
Occupation	Political science professor, political analyst on inter-Korean affairs
Known for	Gatecrashed BBC interview (2017)
Home town	Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Jung-a Kim

Robert E. Kelly is an American political analyst on inter-Korean affairs and associate professor in political science at Pusan National University. In March 2017, he and his family rose to fame when his live interview on BBC was sequentially gatecrashed by his children and rescuing wife.

Originally from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Kelly in 1994 graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University with a BA in history and political science, before graduating from Ohio State University with a MA in international relations in 2002, and Ph.D. in international relations in 2005 from a dissertation titled The Impact of Non-Governmental Organizations on the Bretton Woods Institutions.

Kelly is an associate professor of international relations in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea. As a political analyst on inter-Korean affairs, he contributes to print and televised media, and has been referred to as a "damn good Korea analyst" by one of his peers. He has made media appearances on the BBC, CCTV and Al Jazeera and has written for several publications including The Diplomat and Foreign Affairs. He has also provided expert opinion for The Washington Post and The New York Times. Kelly is furthermore a prolific contributor to The Interpreter published by the Australian think tank Lowy Institute.