NATO Summit in The Hague without IP4 Summit
Michael Reiterer [Ambassador (ret.) Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to the Republic of Korea]
-Three out of the four IP4 partners (South Korea, Japan, Australia) declined the invitation to attend on short notice.
-Efforts to move the IP4 partnership from dialogue to action in operational, defence industrial, technology cooperation, and maritime security risks faltering, thereby weakening its intended deterrence, particularly to prevent a ‘Taiwan contingency’.
-President Lee's absence due to urgent domestic matters could be beneficial for South Korean politics.
