Nothing in the following pages represents the official views of the Australia-Ja- To strengthen dialogue and advance the policy pan Foundation, the Australia-Korea Foundation, debate on AJK trilateralism and to support Track 1 the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and efforts in this space, the United States Studies Cen- Trade, or any of the officials or organisations that tre hosted the in. [...] 6 Seizing the moment: Outcomes of the inaugural Australia-Japan-South Korea trilateral dialogue The case for trilateralism Throughout the proceedings the participants • Pooling influence. [...] Seizing the moment: Outcomes of the inaugural Australia-Japan-South Korea trilateral dialogue 9 Enablers of trilateralism Participants identified several “enablers” of AJK Existing foundations trilateralism that are likely to improve the cost-ben- efit calculus and prospects of success for AJK initi- of cooperation atives. [...] And Japan The national values of AJK are largely aligned, and South Korea have made “huge advances” in potentially increasing trust and making it easier to their bilateral relationship, in particular through reach consensus on the means and ends of trilat- the outcomes of last year’s Camp David Summit. [...] This dialogue established the basic parameters of The case for trilateralism advanced at the round- a concept of AJK trilateralism in terms of its prin- table (detailed above) rested on the potential syn- ciples, enablers and barriers.
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Table of Contents
- Seizing the moment Outcomes of the inaugural Australia-Japan-South Korea trilateral dialogue 1
- Table of contents 3
- Foreword 3
- Executive summary 3
- Introduction 3
- The case for trilateralism 3
- Principles of trilateralism 3
- Enablers of trilateralism 3
- Barriers to trilateralism 3
- Next steps in AJK trilateralism 3
- About the author 3
- Foreword 4
- Executive summary 5
- Introduction 6
- The case for trilateralism 7
- Start small 8
- Establish effective divisions of labour 8
- Principles of trilateralism 8
- Political momentum 10
- Existing foundations of cooperation 10
- Aligned values and interests 10
- Enablers of trilateralism 10
- Pushback from China 11
- Domestic politics 11
- Barriers to trilateralism 11
- Investigate further the case for AJK trilateralism 12
- Investigate further the concept of AJK trilateralism 12
- Next steps in AJK trilateralism 12
- Design implement and evaluate pilot trilateral initiatives 13
- Participants suggested that there was potential for trilateral trade agreements particularly sectoral agreements around digital trade and critical minerals. 13
- Participants noted that trilateralism might be a useful vehicle for communicating shared preferences where they exist with the United States as it would amplify the voices of all three states. 14
- About the author 15
- Dr Christopher J. Watterson 15
