Jennifer Lind is the author of Sorry States: Apologies in International Politics a book that examines the effect of war memory on international reconciliation. She has also authored scholarly articles in International Security and Pacific Review, and has written for wider audiences within the Atlantic and Foreign Policy. Lind has worked as a consultant for RAND and for the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense, and has lived and worked in Japan. Her current research interests include the resilience of the North Korean regime, planning for U.S. military missions in the event of North Korean collapse, energy competition and its security implications for East Asia, and democratization and stability in East Asia. She received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master's in Pacific International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.