On North Korea issues, what to make of the first Biden-Moon summit?



Analysis On North Korea issues, what to make of the first Biden-Moon summit? Summit deliverables on North Korea will be music to Moon Jae-in’s ears, but risk management was the main priority Chad O'Carroll May 23, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON White House by Pixabay, edited by NK Pro President Moon Jae-in’s summit with Joe Biden wrapped up on Saturday, with a mostly positive set of outcomes for South Korea’s engagement-focused North Korea policy. Eager to create conditions supportive of more American diplomacy with Pyongyang – but aware that the Biden administration isn’t interested in rapid-fire summitry – key North Korea-related outcomes from the summit will have left Moon’s team happy: The joint goal was stated as the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” and the country name of “DPRK” was used by Biden instead of “North Korea” – subtle but important linguistic issues for Pyongyang Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way

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On North Korea issues, what to make of the first Biden-Moon summit?

Summit deliverables on North Korea will be music to Moon Jae-in’s ears, but risk management was the main priority

Chad O'Carroll May 23, 2021

On North Korea issues, what to make of the first Biden-Moon summit?

White House by Pixabay, edited by NK Pro

President Moon Jae-in’s summit with Joe Biden wrapped up on Saturday, with a mostly positive set of outcomes for South Korea’s engagement-focused North Korea policy. Eager to create conditions supportive of more American diplomacy with Pyongyang – but aware that the Biden administration isn’t interested in rapid-fire summitry – key North Korea-related outcomes from the summit will have left Moon’s team happy:

The joint goal was stated as the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” and the country name of “DPRK” was used by Biden instead of “North Korea” – subtle but important linguistic issues for Pyongyang

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way

On North Korea issues, what to make of the first Biden-Moon summit?

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