No images? Click here (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Amid fraught relations with China and heightened concerns about nuclear deterrence, the summit at Camp David was an opportunity for America, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to advance their shared interests and values, writes Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin in Korea on Point. Why This Week’s Camp David Summit Is So Important (Brendan Smiakiwski/AFP via Getty Images) In The Messenger, Hudson Senior Fellow Riley Walters argues that, with Japan-ROK relations closer than ever, it is important for the Biden administration to lock in economic and security cooperation initiatives now. How the Camp David Summit Can Advance Trilateral Cooperation (Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images) The Biden, Yoon, and Kishida administrations all recognize the importance of addressing the grave challenges in the Indo-Pacific—namely, Chinese aggression. In Japan Forward, Hudson Senior Fellow James Przystup offers six suggestions to take the trilateral relationship to the next level. Power Matters More Than Diplomacy (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “Are we in a new Cold War, and if so, who is winning?” asks Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead. In the Wall Street Journal, he explains that America’s post–Cold War hegemony was founded on will and power rather than virtue or diplomatic dexterity, and describes what this lesson means for US-Japan-ROK relations. Camp David Summit, Export Controls and Investment Bans, and Xi’s Corrupt Healthcare System (China Insider Logo) As Xi Jinping scrambles to fix China’s flailing economy and crack down on corruption in the Chinese medical system, some of the most important world leaders who oppose his imperialist program met at Camp David. China Center Director Miles Yu and Program Manager Shane Leary discussed the important context around the summit on China Insider. BEFORE YOU GO... Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead is not convinced that America is in decline. He joined Arsenal of Democracy host Marshall Kosloff to review what an American “arsenal of democracy” really means and what it would take to build one for the twenty-first century. |