► The utmost priority for TSC would be operationalizing the technical capabilities for real-time sharing of DPRK missile warning data by the end of this year. ► Institutionalization of the agendas would be inevitable for such endeavors ► TSC should be sustainable enough to endure the ebbs and flows of the three nations’ domestic politics and the dynamic international security environment...

► The Camp David agreement is a strategic step forward towards a more integrated and collective system of defense that contributes significantly to the national security of the ROK and its two partners ► The key challenge will be continuing to actively implement the agreements even when disputes inevitably arise between the Seoul and Tokyo.  Military, intelligence, economic, and development cooperati...

►The Camp David summit elevates trilateral cooperation simply by being the main reason the three leaders are convening. ►While threats posed by North Korea remain the central adhesive for concerted action by South Korea, the United States, and Japan, the agenda for trilateral cooperation is increasingly moving beyond defense to building order and promoting prosperity.   ►The determination of Pre...

▶ It goes without saying that robust trilateral partnership of Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States is indispensable in light of the acute security environment in today’s world. ▶ Unity of efforts for upholding the rules-based international order built on the principle  of the rule of law is critically important to ensure peace and stability of today’s world. ▶ The three leader...

▶ What drives this historic trilateral summit, what do they have in common, and which expected utilities does it have?  ▶ The structural variable-the New Cold War-and the catalytic actor-three leaders’ vision-makes it feasible in a situation where the three countries have a lot in common. Thus, this trilateral summit is abundant in a raft of expected utilities such as a security guarantor for countering...