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
To say that Japan-South Korea relations went through a rough patch in the late 2010s and early 2020s would be quite an understatement. From trade and territorial disputes, to the radar lock incident, the situation was made all the worse by ongoing historical disputes, which resurfaced with high-profile court cases. It seemed at one point … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, greets South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, and Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, right, on Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Maryland. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File The Israel-Hamas war is proving to be the first major test of Japan and South Korea’s ability to … Read more