Ramon Pacheco Pardo is professor of international relations at King’s College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance. Robyn Klingler-Vidra is associate professor in political economy and entrepreneurship at the King’s Business School.
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan share a common dilemma: how to boost their own economic security while facing an antagonistic China and an unreliable U.S. under President Donald Trump. The three Northeast Asian democracies have formidable tools at their disposal: large, internationally competitive firms operating at the leading edge of multiple technologies, along with capable governments that have shown great ability to create the conditions for economic growth over the decades.
