The foreign ministers of China, Japan, and South Korea met in Seoul for the first time since 2019. Their once-regular trilateral meetings had been on a four-year hiatus. While significant in its own right, the foreign minister meeting failed to give an exact date for the next trilateral leaders meeting, signaling that Beijing is not … Read more
Magazine The diverging fates of two trilaterals encapsulate the latest geopolitical developments in Northeast Asia. Credit: Office of the President, ROK Two may be company, but three doesn’t seem like a crowd in Northeast Asia. The year 2023 saw diplomatic attempts to reintroduce trilateralism as the basis of regional cooperation. The August 2023 Camp David … Read more
Japan is facing a new level of military threat from North Korea following the launch of a surveillance satellite on November 21. After two previous failed attempts in May and August, North Korea’s spy satellite is in orbit, as confirmed by the U.S Space Force, although its capabilities remain unknown. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong … Read more