Two pieces put out this week invited scorn. The first, “South Korea’s special envoys for… what exactly???”, used diplomatic tradition to criticize the sending of special envoys at the beginning of a presidential administration, invited praise from the right, and anger from the left. The second, “The challenges to Korean conservatism”, used American debates and local knowledge to criticize the ongoing failure to reform the conservative movement in Korea, invited praise from the left and anger from the right. I’m a born charmer.
Regardless of who wins the US election, South Korea, not North Korea, should be a priority for the next administration and neglecting South Korea risks the US not seeing the strategic forest for the North Korean nuclear trees.
