Catégorie : Politique

Since the revival of bilateral diplomacy in 2022, cooperation between Japan and South Korea has significantly intensified, particularly in security matters, alongside the United States, in response to regional challenges posed by North Korea and China. In this perspective, this article aims at showing that the absence of formalisation in Japan-South Korea relations is in fact a strategy that enables closer cooperation without the constraints of an official alliance. Indeed, it allows both nations to bypass domestic obstacles, historical tensions and economic imperatives tied to China, while developing effective cooperation mechanisms, particularly within a trilateral framework with Washington.