Trilateral Cooperation to Strengthen Extended Deterrence in Northeast Asia

Abstract

This project will investigate opportunities and obstacles to U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation to enhance the extended deterrence relationship between the United States and its two allies in Northeast Asia. This initiative will explore ways the three countries could work together to secure their national interests and reinforce the U.S. extended deterrent. The dialogue will build upon existing multilateral engagements to increase knowledge about current thinking in Japan and South Korea on topics such as the global disarmament movement, U.S.- Russian arms control measures, the U.S. nuclear weapons posture, China’s nuclear modernization efforts, and the growing threat of proliferation in North Korea.