I am a tenure-track assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida.

With a focus on non-democratic countries, I study state-business relations, investment in emerging technologies, and its implications for global security and U.S. foreign policy. My CV is here.

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<Research>

Lee, Y. “Democracy-nondemocracy Cooperation on Dual-use Technology.”

Lee, Y. “How Domestic Firms Bypass Economic Sanctions: Evidence from Libya under Gaddafi.”

Lee, Y. “Why Some Firms Try to Enhance Their Public Image: Evidence from China.”

Lee, Y. “Political Connections and Stock Market Liberalization Reform: Evidence from China.”

<Teaching>

GVPT459J (Regime Types: Democracies and Non-democracies, Spring 2023, 2024, 2025, Summer 2024, Winter 2024): Evaluation

GVPT459B (Comparative Political Institutions, Fall 2023, 2024): Evaluation

GVPT309T (Emerging Technologies and Politics, Winter 2025): Evaluation

GVPT282 (The Politics of Global Development, Summer 2021, 2022, 2023, Winter 2023): Evaluation