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This publication contends that any multilateral or collective security architecture requires a minimum of common ground and mutual trust between the participating nations in order to benefit from such an arrangement. This holds especially valid under a looming power vacuum lest that vacuum be occupied by a third party. With this and the developing role of China and the US in East Asia in mind, the text’s author looks at the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between the South Korea and Japan, including how it is the litmus test for the strength and robustness of the security environment of advanced democracies in the region.