{"id":2205944,"date":"2024-07-29T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205944"},"modified":"2024-07-28T22:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T13:49:47","slug":"us-rok-japan-institutionalize-defense-cooperation-to-confront-regional-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/us-rok-japan-institutionalize-defense-cooperation-to-confront-regional-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"US, ROK, Japan institutionalize defense cooperation to confront regional threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defense ministers from the U.S., South Korea and Japan signed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3852146\/japan-united-states-republic-of-korea-trilateral-ministerial-joint-press-statem\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memorandum of Cooperation on the Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (TSCF) on Sunday in Japan. The TSCF institutionalizes trilateral security cooperation, including policy consultations, information sharing and joint exercises. The defense ministers condemned North Korea\u2019s recent diversification of nuclear delivery systems, tests and launches of multiple ballistic missiles and expressed concern over its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/06\/putins-pyongyang-visit-heightens-south-koreas-security-dilemma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">growing military ties<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The leaders reaffirmed their opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo in Indo-Pacific waters and stressed the importance of respecting international law. They commended the recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/2024\/06\/us-rok-and-japan-kick-off-freedom-edge-drills-to-counter-north-korean-threats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom Edge trilateral exercise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and agreed to hold the next trilateral ministerial meeting in South Korea. The TSCF aims to address regional challenges and threats, focusing on peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the broader Indo-Pacific region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By institutionalizing defense cooperation among the U.S., South Korea and Japan, the TSCF\u00a0 will help the three countries to create a more robust and coordinated response to regional challenges. This formalized structure for policy consultations, information sharing and joint exercises will enhance the countries\u2019 collective capability to address threats on the Korean Peninsula and in the broader Indo-Pacific region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the TSCF\u2019s opposition to unilateral changes in the status quo in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, likely referencing the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, may strain South Korea\u2019s relations with China. Beijing will view this as an alignment against its interests. Additionally, the institutionalization of this partnership suggests the latest attempt to insulate the partnership from potential domestic political shifts in any of the three countries, aiming to ensure long-term strategic continuity regardless of leadership changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense ministers from the U.S., South Korea and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework (TSCF) on Sunday in Japan. The TSCF institutionalizes trilateral security cooperation, including policy consultations, information sharing and joint exercises. The defense ministers condemned North Korea\u2019s recent diversification of nuclear delivery systems, tests and launches of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2205945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[26,28],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US, ROK, Japan institutionalize defense cooperation to confront regional threats - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/us-rok-japan-institutionalize-defense-cooperation-to-confront-regional-threats\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US, ROK, Japan institutionalize defense cooperation to confront regional threats - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Defense ministers from the U.S., South Korea and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework (TSCF) on Sunday in Japan. 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