김영호 교수는 2002년부터 국방대 안보정책학과에 재직하고 있으며, 주요 관심 분야는 외교안보정책, 한미관계, 국제안보이슈 등이다. 미 오하이오주립대에서 정치학 석사와 박사 학위를 취득하고 동 대학에서 강사와 박사후연구원으로 일했다. 국방대 안보정책학과장, 안보문제연구소장 등을 역임했고, 정책정문가로서 현재 국회 외교통일분과위 정책자문위원을 맡고 있으며, 청와대 외교안보수석실 정책자문위원과 안보전략비서관실 선임행정관으로 일한 경험도 있다. 한국국제정치학회 부회장 등 학회활동에도 적극 참여해왔고, 싱가포르 난양공대 국제대학원(RSIS)에서 방문학자로 연구와 강의를 하기도 했다. 동북아 안보정세, 한미관계, 북핵문제 등에 관한 다수의 저서와 논문이 있다.

Young Ho KIM is a Professor at Department of International Relations in Korea National Defense University(KNDU). His major areas of interest include foreign policy and security affairs of Northeast Asia, ROK-U.S. relations, and international security issues. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Political Science from the Ohio State University(OSU), USA. While having taught in KNDU since 2002, Prof. Kim held several academic and administrative posts including Director-General of Research Institute for National Security Affairs and Chair of Dept. of International Relations. As a policy expert, he is currently a policy adviser for the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, National Assembly and has also experience to work as the Deputy Secretary to President for Security Strategy at the Blue House. In addition, Prof. Kim has conducted research and taught in Rajaratnam School of International Studies(RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as a visiting fellow. Among many of his articles and books some of recent ones in English include Domestic Constraints on South Korean Foreign Policy, (Co-author, Jan. 2018); and “U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: A Military Dimension,” Journal of Conflict and Integration (Dec. 2019).