New Publication: US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Engagement on Economic Security: Disentangling Resilience, Competitiveness, and Protection

My article “U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Engagement on Economic Security: Disentangling Resilience, Competitiveness, and Protection” has been published in the journal Asia Policy. The article assesses the progress of domestic and trilateral economic security initiatives among the United States, Japan, and South Korea and considers their future prospects. It argues that although there are promising policy commonalities, there is no consensus about the definition of economic security among the three countries. Instead, their governments are pursuing distinct combinations of three overlapping aims in their economic security policies: resilience (i.e., reducing risks from disruption or interference), competitiveness (i.e., promoting domestic economic capabilities), and protection (i.e., restricting or disadvantaging foreign competition). The future of trilateral economic security engagement will depend on how policymakers choose to balance these goals as they adapt, implement, and target their economic security policy tools in light of evolving national interests.

The article is part of a roundtable on “Pathways for U.S.-ROK-Japan Cooperation: Strengthening Trilateral Ties amid Uncertainty” that brings together 15 experts from the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan.

Read the roundtable

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