The results of Secretary Mike Pompeo’s fourth visit to Pyongyang will tell whether President Moon Jae-in is a naïve dreamer or an ambitious facilitator.

For President Moon, reliable and constant communication channels are the very stepping stone for groundbreaking advancement in inter-Korean relations.

As much as it took credit for initiating a major shift, the Moon government must share the responsibility for any failures in Trump’s North Korean outreach.

Unprecedented market activities are emerging in North Korea thanks to the expansion of state-run mobile telecommunications and private transport services.