Over the past year, North Korea has heightened its provocative behaviour while strengthening its relationship with Russia. In January, Kim Jong Un outlined a shift away from reunification with South Korea as a foreign policy objective.
These actions, together with an increasingly assertive China, raise pressing questions for how Japan, South Korea, and the United States should cooperate in addressing security issues on the Korean Peninsula and across Northeast Asia.
At a time when coordination on regional and global threats is more necessary than ever, our panel of experts discuss:
- What are the main challenges facing bilateral and trilateral coordination between the United States, Japan, and South Korea?
- How should these countries strengthen bilateral and trilateral cooperation as they confront regional threats from North Korea and China?
- As the Biden administration approaches the end of its first term in office, what will be the likely outcomes of Biden’s meeting with Kishida?
- How might US-South Korea and US-Japan relations evolve under a possible second Trump administration?
