South Korea, US, and Japan Expand Influence in ASEAN... Divergence on Taiwan Strait and China ICBM Issues

South Korea, the United States, and Japan have begun expanding their influence in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian ...
The Diplomat

The Geopolitical Circumstances of Japan-South Korea Rapprochement

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attend a summit meeting in Andong, South Korea, May 19, 2026. Credit: X/ Takaichi Sanae On May 19, South Korean ...
Center for Strategic and International Studies

China and CRINK: Implications for Japan and the United States

China’s ties with Russia, Iran, and North Korea are deepening, but they do not yet constitute a unified alliance. Chikako ...
The Diplomat

Japan and South Korea Navigate a Turbulent World

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held a summit on May 19, 2026 in Lee’s hometown of Andong. The meeting came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
CounterPunch

Japan and South Korea: an Alliance of Middle Powers?

It has long been the dream of the U.S. foreign policy elite to bring Japan and South Korea into a tighter alliance. Notoriously dismissive of history, American leaders don’t understand why the two ...
csis.org

Strategic Clarity: Reassessing the Value of China to Korea

The Lee Jae Myung government has pursued a nuanced strategy with China, one that evades regional security issues (e.g., Taiwan and the South China Sea), while maintaining “neighborly” relations and ...