Mihoko KATO

Lecturer, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University

Mihoko KATO is a Lecturer at Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University. 

Areas of Expertise
International Relations, International Politics in Northeast Asia, Russian Foreign and Security Policy
 
Research themes 
1)    The restoration and strengthening of Russia’s bilateral relations with former Soviet friends/allies such as China, India, Vietnam, and North Korea in terms of shaping a new Eurasian international order.
2)    The development and changes in Russian-North Korean relation since 2000 and their impact on Northeast Asia.
3)    The development of dialogue mechanisms and strategic partnership between Russia and ASEAN.
4) The change in the interpretation of state sovereignty norms over the past twenty years and its use in Russia’s foreign policy.
 
Publications
Mihoko Kato, “Competing Sovereignty Regimes within Northeast Asia” In Geo-Politics in Northeast Asia, edited by Akihiro Iwashita, Yong-Chool Ha, and Edward Boyle, 157-170. London: Routledge, 2022.
Mihoko Kato. "Competing sovereignties: increasing tensions over maritime border in Northeast Asia," Pathways to Peace and Security 58, no. 1 (2020): 63-77.
Mihoko Kato. "Sinocentrism in Russia's Reorientation to the East: Re-examining Russian Foreign Policy under the Third Putin Administration (2012-2018)." Chung-Ang Saron (Journal of Chung-Ang Historical Studies), no. 49 (2019): 115-154.
Михоко Като, "Особенность и задачи развития Росийско-Вьетнамского стратегического партнерства (2000 – 2014 гг.)," Вьетнамские исследования [Vietnamese Studies], no. 5 (2015): 55-72.
Mihoko Kato, "Japan and Russia at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: -New Dimension to Maritime Security Surrounding the 'Kuril Islands'." UNISCI Discussion Papers, no. 32 (2013): 205-213.
Mihoko Kato. "Russia’s Multilateral Diplomacy in the Process of Asia Pacific Regional Integration: The Significance of ASEAN for Russia." In Eager Eyes Fixed on Slavic Eurasia Vol. 2, edited by Akihiro Iwashita, 125-151. 2007.
 

Activities

Working Group

Single Author

Partial Contribution

Kato, Mihoko. “Competing Sovereignty Regimes Within Northeast Asia” In Geo-Politics in Northeast Asia, edited by Akihiro Iwashita, Yong-Chool Ha, and Edward Boyle, 157-170. London: Routledge, 2022.

Kato, Mihoko. "Russia’s Multilateral Diplomacy in the Process of Asia Pacific Regional Integration: The Significance of ASEAN for Russia." In Eager Eyes Fixed on Slavic Eurasia Vol. 2, edited by Akihiro Iwashita, 125-151. 2007.

Papers

Kato, Mihoko. "Competing sovereignties: increasing tensions over maritime border in Northeast Asia." Pathways to Peace and Security 58, no. 1 (2020): 63-77.

Kato, Mihoko. "Sinocentrism in Russia's Reorientation to the East: Re-examining Russian Foreign Policy under the Third Putin Administration (2012-2018)." Chung-Ang Saron (Journal of Chung-Ang Historical Studies), no. 49 (2019): 115-154.

Kato, Mihoko. "Особенность и задачи развития Росийско-Вьетнамского стратегического партнерства (2000 – 2014 гг.)". Вьетнамские исследования [Vietnamese Studies], no. 5 (2015): 55-72.

Kato, Mihoko. "Japan and Russia at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: -New Dimension to Maritime Security Surrounding the 'Kuril Islands'." UNISCI Discussion Papers, no. 32 (2013): 205-213.