Since March 2024, the East Asia Institute (EAI) has collaborated with the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA) at the University of Tokyo on a research project examining the potential for a new South Korea-Japan partnership amid the intensifying U.S.-China great power rivalry. Researchers from both countries analyzed the current state and future trajectory of U.S.-China strategic competition, assessing its impact on South Korea-Japan relations within the security-economic nexus. The study focused on key areas, including economic security, technological competition, strategic complementarity, and regional security cooperation. Based on these analyses, the research proposed strategies to strengthen South Korea-Japan security and economic cooperation, with the aim of fostering an inclusive and sustainable regional and international order.

The Working Paper series are published in the following order.

1. Junghwan Lee, "ROK-Japan Economic Cooperation in the Era of the US-China Competition" [Read Working Paper]

2. Masaaki Yatsuzuka, "China's Quest for Technology Dominance and Potential for Japan-South Korea Cooperation" [Read Working Paper]

3. Seungjoo Lee, "Geopolitical Risk, Strategic Complementarity, and Korea-Japan Cooperation" [Read Working Paper]

4. Madoka Fukuda, "Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Cooperation and the Taiwan Strait Situation" [Read Working Paper]

5. Jae Jeok Park, "Security Cooperation Between South Korea and Japan in the Indo-Pacific" [Read Working Paper]

6. Jiyoung Ko, "Cooperation Between South Korea and Japan in the Changing Global Nuclear Order" [Read Working Paper]

7. Kayo Takuma, "The Possibilities and Challenges of Regional Health Cooperation in Asia" [Read Working Paper]

8. Ryo Sahashi, "Introduction" [Read Working Paper]

■ Edited by Hansu Park, EAI Research Associate
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