This is the second part of a two-part analysis on the new Moon Jae-in administration – and how it might approach the tricky topic of North Korea. You can read part one here.

With the composition of the Blue House’s National Security Office (NSO)  and the foreign minister confirmed, Moon Jae-in’s government can get down to work. But who are the key players?

As many expected, hardliners on the North are out, and pro-engagement figures with backgrounds in past liberal administrations are in. 

But the President has also surprised many with original, and unconventional, picks.[/p