Minilateralism Is What States Make of It: How Minilaterals Can Help Seoul Navigate a Complex World
By Mason Richey
► the conundrum is that an international system that has become unhinged requires more multilateral governance precisely at a time when the institutional mechanisms for this are at best contested and in many cases broken.
► South Korea has largely missed out on the recent minilateral expansion exemplified by the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), the Australia-UK-US trilateral (AUKUS), and a host of other trilateral and quadrilateral cooperation mechanisms.
► South Korea might also consider being more proactive in proposing its own minilaterals. South Korea has a lot to contribute in the civil nuclear engineering field, notably in new-generation SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) and nuclear plant decommissioning.
