For President Moon Jae-in, Joe Biden’s election may have elicited a triumphant shout of “America is back.” But months later, looking at U.S. posture towards East Asia in the cold light of day, even President Moon must admit that his efforts to bring the Biden administration on board with his vision for inter-Korean rapprochement are falling short.

Last week’s visit of the U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense to Korea only served as a stark reminder that, when it comes to Pyongyang, Washington has more in common with Tokyo than it does with