Economic security and political leadership in the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral
By Andrew Capistrano [Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics, Tokyo]
► The Camp David summit on August 18, 2023, marked a new era of trilateral partnership between the US, Japan, and South Korea, expanding beyond security concerns to include economic security and technology cooperation.
► The trilateral partnership is driven by broader shifts such as US-China competition and vulnerabilities in global supply chains, leading to commitments in areas like supply chain resilience, semiconductor collaboration, and strategic economic alignment.
► The future of the partnership will depend on continued political will and leadership, especially amid upcoming changes in Japanese and US leadership and the 2027 South Korean presidential transition.
