A third Moon Jae-in-Kim Jong Un summit is set to take place in September. Recent reports in well-informed English language media show that a significant number of White House officials are concerned with what President Moon intends to do at the summit, believing that the Blue House may proceed with more radical engagement with the North against the wishes of Washington.

Analysis, however, suggests there is little to indicate that Moon Jae-in will proceed in this way. His policy towards the North has throughout his tenure been based on a cautious balancing between the engagement vector, the