Sep 8, 2016
September 8, 2016 - Pacific Forum
CSIS executive director Brad Glosserman and Council on Foreign
Relations fellow and director Scott Snyder, authors of The
Japan-South Korea Identity Clash, address progress and
potential in Korea-Japan relations in a session co-presented with
the Japan Society. North Korea has conducted a
fourth nuclear test, a long range missile test and multiple
intermediate and short range missile launches this year. As a
result, South Korea and Japan have accelerated their cooperation
bilaterally, and trilaterally with the United States. The logjam of
blocked Korea-Japan relations given territorial and historical
memory disputes appears to have given way to the necessity for and
practicality of security cooperation. However, this process has
been slower and more fitful than many expected. Despite their
proximity, their deeply intertwined histories and the convergence
of many interests, there are considerable misperceptions in each
country about the other. Glosserman and Snyder root many of these
problems in the competing sense of national identity in each
country. Glosserman and Snyder opine on constraints and
opportunities, as well as shared concerns over North Korea's
provocations and China's growing reach.
For more information, please visit the link below:
http://www.koreasociety.org/policy/next_steps_in_korea-japan_relations.html