Trilateral Naval Cooperation: Korea, U.S., Japan Workshop III

Abstract : The Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA), the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), and the Okazaki Institute held a workshop at KIDA headquarters in Seoul, Korea, from 7 to 8 October 1999. The three parties exchanged papers and held discussions to determine what practical steps would be required for U.S. Japan-Korea trilateral naval cooperation. The workshop was the third of its kind, building on two previous workshops that resulted in agreement that the three navies could-- and should--conduct trilateral humanitarian assistance operations. Participants at this year's workshop set out to answer the following questions: What tasks or operations could the three navies plan for? What would we need to consider when planning to exercise those operations? What preparatory steps are necessary to arrange for combined planning? What information and advice is there to draw on for humanitarian and disaster assistance planning within each country, inside and outside the naval services?