Strategic risk assessment in East Asia: A Japanese view - Policy brief

The opinions articulated in the report represent the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network or the European Leadership Network, or any of their members. [...] His other professional appointments include a member of the Public Security Examination Commission of the Government of Japan, a member of the Eminent Persons Group for the Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament, a Foreign Minister’s consultative group, and Advisor to the Japanese delegation to the NPT Review Conferences since 2000. [...] The National Defense Furthermore, if China gains dominance in the South China Sea Strategy of Japan and advances beyond the First Island Chain into the Western Pacific, expanding the freedom of action of its strategic nuclear claims that North submarines and enhancing its nuclear deterrence against the Korea has acquired the United States, the United States’ influence in the Indo-Pacific region te. [...] In August 2023, the leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea held a summit meeting at Camp David, where the strengthening of the partnership between the United States, Japan, and South Korea was enshrined in three documents: the “Camp David Principles,” “the Spirit of Camp David,” and “Commitment to Consult.”31 The “Principles” document states that the three countries affirm a shared v. [...] Even in the midst of such a response, however, it is essential to pursue strategic dialogue as an effort to avoid the risk of escalation of crises in the short term and of an arms race in the medium and long term.