WASHINGTON (August 18, 2023)-- On Friday, President Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida and South Korea President, Yoon Suk Yeol at Camp David for a Trilateral Summit. The meeting will be historic in many ways and with the hopes to be made annually. This is the first time President Biden is greeting foreign ministers to Camp David, and the first for a solo meeting of the three nations. The agenda includes plans to create a more permanent military alliance and annual joint exercises.
GW faculty experts are available to offer insight, commentary and analysis on the upcoming peace talks. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact GW Media Relations Specialists Shannon Mitchell at [email protected] and Cate Douglass at [email protected].
Gregg Brazinsky, is a Professor of History and International Affairs; Director, M.A. Asian Studies Program; Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Co-Director, East Asia National Resource Center. Professor Brazinsky is an expert on U.S. and East Asian relations. Professor Branzinsky’s scholarly work and books have a particular focus on South Korea and he will be able to speak to the partnership between the three nations.
Robert Sutter is a professor of practice of international affairs. Sutter’s government career saw service in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has also served as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia and the Pacific at the U.S. Government’s National Intelligence Council. Sutter’s areas of expertise include contemporary U.S. policy toward Asia and the Pacific; Political, security and economic development in Asia and the Pacific; U.S.-China relations; and U.S. foreign policymaking and the role of Congress