Robert Kelly (political analyst)

Robert E. Kelly (born September 27, 1972) 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 World News was sequentially gatecrashed by his children and wife.

"Robert E. Kelly" redirects here. For the former United States Air Force general, see Robert E. Kelley.
Robert E. Kelly
Kelly in April 2013
Born (1972-09-27) September 27, 1972
EducationMiami University (BA, History and Political Science 1994)
Ohio State University (MA, International Relations 2002)
Ohio State University (Ph.D., International Relations 2005)
OccupationPolitical science professor, political analyst on inter-Korean affairs
Known forPolitical analysis of the Korean Peninsula
Gatecrashed BBC News interview (2017)
Spouse(s)Kim Jung-a

Early life and education

Originally from Cuyahoga County, Ohio,[1][2] Kelly in 1994 graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University with a BA in history and political science. Following his undergraduate studies, he attended Ohio State University and obtained an MA in international relations in 2002 and a Ph.D. in international relations in 2005 and wrote a dissertation titled, The Impact of Non-Governmental Organizations on the Bretton Woods Institutions.[3] He studied in Germany and had an internship in the German Bundestag.[4] He speaks German fluently.[4]

Career

Kelly is an associate professor of international relations in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea.[6] As a political analyst on inter-Korean affairs, he contributes to print and televised media,[3] and has been referred to as a "damn good Korea analyst" by one of his peers.[7] He has made media appearances on the BBC World News, China Central Television[6] and Al Jazeera[8] and has written for several publications including The Diplomat [6] and Foreign Affairs.[9] He has also provided expert opinion for The Washington Post and The New York Times.[10][11] Kelly is furthermore a prolific contributor to The Interpreter published by the Australian think tank Lowy Institute.[12]

BBC News interview (2017)

On March 10, 2017, he and his family rose to fame when his live interview on the impeachment of Park Geun-hye, the President of South Korea, for the BBC World News from his home office was sequentially gatecrashed by his four-year-old daughter and nine-month-old son entering the room, then his wife, Jung-a Kim,[13] sliding in to drag them out while knocking books off an air-mattress, before closing the door on her knees. The interview continued as normal, with the BBC News hailing the video as their favorite live TV moment of the week[14] which became a Twitter Moment. It quickly went viral with all four becoming individual memes.[15][16][17] In just one day, the video had over 6 million views on YouTube and became the No. 1 trending video on YouTube in the UK,[18] later being named No. 10 on YouTube's list of the top 10 trending videos of 2017.[19]

Many viewers and journalists incorrectly assumed the woman in the video was his nanny instead of his wife.[20]

Kelly and his family returned to television on March 14 for an interview about the incident.[21] In December 2017 he said that "for two weeks we were the most famous family on earth" but he thought it could be "the end of my career as a talking head."[22]

Variety shows

Kelly's fame arising from the viral video led to his appearance on a South Korean reality television show that focuses on the struggles of fathers raising young children.

Year Network Title Role Notes
2017 KBS2 The Return of Superman Guest Ep. 184 and 206 (with his children, Marion & James)

Select bibliography
  • Kelly, R. E. (December 27, 2011). "Korea-European Union relations: beyond the FTA?". International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. 12 (1): 101–132. doi:10.1093/IRAP/LCR020.
  • "The German-Korean Unification Parallel". The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 23 (4): 457–472. December 1, 2011.
  • Kelly, Robert E. (July 18, 2011). "A 'Confucian Long Peace' in pre-Western East Asia?". European Journal of International Relations. 18 (3): 407–430. doi:10.1177/1354066111409771.
  • Kelly, Robert E. (June 1, 2011). "Assessing the impact of NGOs on intergovernmental organizations: The case of the Bretton Woods Institutions". International Political Science Review. 32 (3): 323–344. doi:10.1177/0192512110380572.
  • Kelly, Robert Edwin (November 19, 2010). "American Dual Containment in Asia". Geopolitics. 15 (4): 705–725. doi:10.1080/14650041003718325.
  • Kelly, Robert E. (June 1, 2008). "No 'return to the state': dependency and developmentalism against neo-liberalism". Development in Practice. 18 (3): 319–332. doi:10.1080/09614520802030342.
  • Kelly, Robert E. (June 1, 2007). "Security Theory in the "New Regionalism"". International Studies Review. 9 (2): 197–229. doi:10.1111/J.1468-2486.2007.00671.X.
  • Kelly, Robert E. (June 1, 2007). "From International Relations to Global Governance Theory: Conceptualizing NGOs after the Rio Breakthrough of 1992". Journal of Civil Society. 3 (1): 81–99. doi:10.1080/17448680701390786.
  • Lebow, Richard Ned; Kelly, Robert (October 1, 2001). "Thucydides and hegemony: Athens and the United States". Review of International Studies. 27 (4). doi:10.1017/S0260210501005939.

References
  1. Derr, Arius (March 2017). "Ep. 1 – Robert Kelly on Northeast Asian Security, International Relations, and the Koreas". Settlers of Seoul. Retrieved March 27, 2017. I'm from Cleveland.
  2. "Robert Kelly – political science and diplomacy professor (Interview)". The Korean Observer. March 19, 2015. Cleveland
  3. Kelly, Robert. "C.V. – Robert Kelly". Asian Security Blog.
  4. "Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen 2017". Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen (in German). December 3, 2017. RTL. (Clip)
  5. Snyder, Scott (April 4, 2013). "North Korea's rising tensions: Wikinews interviews Scott Snyder and Dr Robert Kelly". Wikinews. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  6. "Robert E. Kelly". The Diplomat. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  7. Connelly, Aaron (March 10, 2017). "Since this video is doing the rounds, it is worth noting @Robert_E_Kelly is a damn good Korea analyst".
  8. "Robert Kelly, Al Jazeera, July 8 2016, THAAD".
  9. Kelly, Robert E. (December 18, 2012). "Park's Recreation: How South Korea's Conservative Candidate Saved Her Party". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  10. Fifield, Anna (November 25, 2016). "As the South Korean assembly prepares to impeach the president, paralysis looms". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  11. Reuters (March 9, 2017). "Instant View: South Korea's Court Upholds President Park's Impeachment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  12. "Robert E Kelly". Lowy Institute. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. Johnston, Chris (March 14, 2017). "Robert Kelly: my minor mistake turned family into YouTube stars". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  14. "BBC Tweet: Our favourite live TV moment of the week by far". BBC Newsbeat. March 10, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  15. Itzkoff, David (March 10, 2017). "David Itzkoff Tweet: Coming into the office on a Friday like". Twitter.
  16. "SportsPickle Tweet: Who did it better?". SportsPickle. March 10, 2017.
  17. "The Ugly Game Tweet: SportsPickle Reply". The Ugly Game. March 10, 2017.
  18. "Children interrupt BBC News interview – BBC News". BBC YouTube. March 10, 2017.
  19. Allocca, Kevin (December 6, 2017). "It's time for #YouTubeRewind: Celebrating what you watched, shared, and created in 2017". Official YouTube Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  20. Roy, Jessica (March 10, 2017). "That Asian mom is not the nanny. Why do so many people assume she is?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  21. "Prof Robert Kelly and the interrupted interview – take two". BBC News. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  22. Usborne, Simon (December 20, 2017). "The expert whose children gatecrashed his TV interview: 'I thought I'd blown it in front of the whole world'". The Guardian. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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