President Biden’s Japan and South Korea Trip, With Sheila A. Smith and Scott A. Snyder

<p>Sheila A. Smith, CFR’s John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies, and Scott A. Snyder, senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss what to expect from U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea.</p> <p> </p> <p>Books and Blogs Mentioned on the Podcast</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.cfr.org/blog/asia-unbound'>Asia Unbound</a>, CFR.org</p> <p> </p> <p>Sheila A. Smith, <a href='https://www.cfr.org/book/japan-rearmed'>Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power</a> (2019)</p> <p> </p> <p>Scott A. Snyder, <a href='https://www.cfr.org/book/south-korea-crossroads'>Korea at the Crossroads: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers</a> (2018)</p> <p> </p> <p>Statements Mentioned</p> <p> </p> <p>“<a href='https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/21/u-s-rok-leaders-joint-statement/'>U.S.-ROK Leaders’ Joint Statement</a>,” The White House, May 21, 2021</p>