Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang

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Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang

Cost-sharing talks with Washington and an inter-Korean impasse promise to challenge the ROK President in the coming year

Tom Eck May 12, 2020

Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang

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Three years into his tenure at the Blue House, Moon Jae-in recently experienced political validation at the ballot box. His party’s election victory in April will give him a majority in the National Assembly to work with (for the first time in his presidency) as he heads into his final two years in office.

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About the Author

Tom Eck

Tom Eck is a Ph.D. candidate at Texas A&M University. He previously worked as a lecturer at Dongbei University of Finance & Economics in Dalian, China. His work has also appeared in the National Interest, the Lowy Institute the Daily NK, and Sino-NK.

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