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November 14, 2024
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Two years into Moon Jae-in’s presidency, what’s been achieved on North Korea?

Despite his early role as a mediator, Moon appears increasingly sidelined — by both Trump and Kim

Two years into his five-year term as president, Moon Jae-in is in unfamiliar territory.

For the first year and a half of his administration, he enjoyed high popularity. Now as economic issues have become more prominent domestically and progress with North Korea has stalled, his popularity rating is under 50%.

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