As policymakers muddle through the continued freeze in Korea-Japan relations, the U.S. should not have too high expectations for trilateral cooperation.

Seoul and Washington agreed to remove ROK missile development restrictions, which supports South Korea’s goal of attaining military sovereignty.

Differences remain between the United States and South Korea on engagement with the North, particularly on pressing it on human rights abuses.

If the data reported by the UN Panel of Experts is correct, North Korea is already getting significant de facto sanctions relief.

The legal battle over the publication of Kim Il Sung’s memoir shows that many South Koreans still perceive North Korean propaganda as a threat.

President Biden’s first and second world leader meetings exhibit U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral relationship.