A look at the challenges Moon faces ahead of the summit, which will be only the third such meeting between the Koreas since their 1950-53 war:——SHAKY IN THE MIDDLE? But it’s unclear how much more South Korea can control the process. But for South Korea, the meeting is mostly about keeping alive a positive atmosphere for the Kim-Trump talks. It’s becoming harder to get South Koreans excited about engaging a nuclear North Korea when there’s no longer strong public interest in reunification. This means that Moon can’t reward North Korea with big economic projects without also seeing the results of a verified denuclearization.

Source: National Post April 20, 2018 02:03 UTC