Chung In Moon, a special adviser to President Moon Jae In for foreign affairs and national security. Jayine Chung / The Atlantic
Uri Friedman, The Atlantic: A Top Adviser to the South Korean President Wants to 'Get Rid Of' the U.S. Alliance
In an astonishing remark from an official working on North Korea negotiations, Chung In Moon says South Korea should eventually find new ways to ensure its security.
SEOUL, South Korea—A top adviser to South Korea’s president says he would eventually like to see the U.S.-South Korea alliance end. In language that sounded almost Trump-like, Chung In Moon, a special adviser to President Moon Jae In for foreign affairs and national security, said in an interview that alliances in general are a “very unnatural state of international relations” and said that, “for me, the best thing is to really get rid of alliance.” In the meantime, he says, he “strongly” supports “the continued presence of American forces” in Korea, despite hoping for an arrangement that he thinks would better serve his nation’s interests.
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WNU Editor: This South Korean adviser is "counting his eggs before they are hatched".
