Building Japan-ROK relations through East Asian maritime security

Abstract

Amanda Conklin, Sora Chung, Grace Kim, and Nicole Goertzen-Tang, recent graduates from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, explain that "Maritime hotspots in the South China Sea have created an opportunity for Japan and South Korea to work together with the U.S. to establish a more stable region." The authors would like to thank all the policymakers and academics whose interviews were indispensable to the development of these policy recommendations.