Andrea Katz

Ms. Katz s research will focus on the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea. Ms. Katz will center her research on structural factors and institutions which either lend themselves to diplomatic reconciliation or work against it. She will focus on identifying the best structure for reestablishing relations; multilateralism or bilateralism. She hopes to use current approaches to understanding Japan and North Korea s relationship in order to asses the explanatory power of variable like electoral politics, financial incentives, defense spending or even interest groups on international political decisions.