On November 16, 2019, the NCAFP co-organized with the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) a U.S.-Japan-ROK Track II conference with delegations from the NCAFP, JFIR and the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA). Despite the difficult moment in which this meeting took place—in which Japan-ROK relations were described as the worst since the end of World War II—the heads of delegation emphasized the common values and interests shared by the three countries and the need to work together to preserve peace and stability. At the outset, it was put forth and roundly agreed by participants not to argue an official position but to use the flexibility inherent in the Track II process to imagine a path forward.
