From Security Threats to Emerging Tech: U.S.-Japan-South Korean Trilateral Relations

At the historic Trilateral Leaders’ Summit at Camp David in August of 2023, US President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a set of joint statements committing to reenergize existing trilateral mechanisms and establish new and more robust forms of trilateral cooperation across a range of areas in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Yet, despite the celebratory commentary following the Camp David summit, much remained to be done as policymakers in Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington had to turn commitments – and sometimes aspiration – into concrete cooperation and outcomes.

Join the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies’ Center for Korea Studies (CKS) on Wednesday, March 27, from 5-8pm PT for a two-part panel series which will examine trilateral cooperation in several key areas. Bringing together experts from all three countries, the two panels will explore, respectively, trilateral security cooperation in regard to North Korea and the broader Indo-Pacific region as well as trilateral cooperation on economic security, emerging technologies, and development finance. Each panel will take a closer look at the key commitments made at the Camp David Summit, critically examine what has been achieved thus far, explore areas where more concrete cooperation can occur, and highlight important challenges that stand in the way of future progress.

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[jwhan]

Oh my Lord oh my God, Mr Hornung has done a really great job!!! Sakata and Lee just babbled what they thought Americans want to hear from them. Each of the points Mr Hornung has made here is what we can see whenever ROK and Japan do "NATO (No Action but Talks Only)."

[andrewchoi]

Keep Korea Japan China Vietnam America and other countries and nations safe 🙏❤