The visit of Moon Jae-in to Washington earlier this week should not come as a surprise to the international community, particularly in light of the aftermath of the Panmunjom Declaration at the third inter-Korean summit on 27 April, and the trip comes at a time of turbulent relations between the U.S. and DPRK following a comparably peaceful period leading up to the inter-Korean summit.

The Panmunjom Declaration was hailed by President Trump as a sign that “good things are happening,” for which “the United States should be proud” following the commitment of the declaration to create an