► On the sidelines of the G7 Summit, President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida met for the third time and demonstrated the “deep trust” between them. That progress is due in large part to Yoon’s willingness to take politically risky, but geostrategically critical, decisions that have measurably improved the Korea-Japan bilateral relationship in just a number of months.

► Three areas are ripe for cooperation: preventing economic coercion, coordinating on extended deterrence, and building resilient regional institutions.