Whether under a formal alliance such as an Asian NATO or a bolstered bilateral partnership, South Korea and Japan should strengthen security cooperation to prepare for potential contingencies.

South Korea should address and regulate growing challenges associated with deepfake technology and AI-generated malicious content.

While political leaders should be proud of trilateral progress, lingering historical resentments means the Korea-Japan leg remains tenuous.

The section of the trilateral joint statement focusing on North Korea underlines the distance between Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing.

President Yoon Suk Yeol seems proud of his efforts to realize his foreign policy vision, but there remains some hesitation within Korea.

Diplomacy with Pyongyang should be welcomed, but it is difficult to foresee how Japan can realize actual negotiations with North Korea.