Dr Giuseppe Paparella, FRHistS is a Lecturer in East Asian Security at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Before joining King’s in September 2025, he held research fellowships at the University of Oxford (Saïd Business School and Rothermere American Institute), the London School of Economics and Political Science (Department of International History), William & Mary (Global Research Institute and Department of History), and George Washington University (Institute for Security and Conflict Studies).

Dr Paparella is an expert in US foreign policy in East Asia (historical and contemporary), historical international relations, and East Asian security. His first monograph – Abiding Influence: Presidents, Nationalist Beliefs and US Policy in the Asia Pacific, 1898-1972 – was published with Stanford University Press, Studies in Asian Security, in November 2025. His research on these and other relevant topics has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Transatlantic Studies, the Journal of Applied History, the Journal of American-East Asian Relations, The International History Review, National Identities, US Army War College Press, The Diplomat, and others. 

Previously, he worked in public and global health policy at the University of Oxford (2016-21) and Picker Institute (2014-16). During this time, he contributed to several national and international research projects and peer-reviewed outputs which, among others, appeared in California Management Review, The Lancet Infectious Diseases and Cambridge University Press.

Dr Paparella obtained a PhD in Security Studies from King’s College London (2021), a MSc in International Relations from LSE (2012) as well as academic degrees in International Relations in Italy. Dr Paparella has experience in and he is available for research consultation and advising. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (since May 2026).