Fresh from successfully hosting a Winter Olympics that led to a rapid thaw in inter-Korean relations and having helped to broker an unprecedented summit meeting between US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, South Korean President Moon Jae-in embarked on a week-long visit to Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 22 March 2018. Moon’s itinerary suggests an ambitious set of goals and priorities for South Korean diplomacy under his presidency.
Author: Charles K Armstrong, Columbia University