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America’s Next Move in Asia: A Japan-South Korea Alliance ( Source- The National Interest /Author- McDaniel Wicker)

Image credits- VOA Source- The National Interest Author-  McDaniel Wicker North Korea’s latest rocket launch has led officials in both Seoul and Tokyo to call for a strong response. In light of Pyongyang’s numerous provocative actions, the United States’ closest allies in East Asia are rightly concerned about the regime. These concerns require Washington to act decisively to emphasize its commitment to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and, more broadly, across the Asia-Pacific region. Toward this end, the current alliance structure must be revamped to create a stronger defense partnership between the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea. A stronger trilateral alliance would ease the overall strain on the United States’ defense capabilities. Moreover, current geopolitical realities make such alliance-building more possible now than at any time in recent memory. Until recently, close cooperation between South Korea and Japan seemed impossible. Hist