Kristi Govella

Kristi Govella is an Assistant Professor in the Asian Studies Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She specializes in international relations and comparative politics in Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. Her current research examines topics such as economics-security linkages, regional institutions, trade agreements, foreign investment, maritime security, outer space, and cyberspace. Her publications include Linking Trade and Security: Evolving Institutions and Strategies in Asia, Europe, and the United States (2012). Prior to joining the University of Hawaiʻi, Dr. Govella was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and an associate professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.