Rachna Shah
May 5, 2017

The Other Upcoming Election

While the French presidential election has definitely been mentioned a lot in American news, the South Korean presidential election has not been discussed to the same extent. I find this a little shocking given that the South Korean election's results will definitely have an impact on the U.S.'s foreign policy re: North Korea. What are your reactions to the development of the campaign, as well as to the larger future?


Here's a quick recap of what the election entails: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39801447

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Rachna Shah
May 9, 2017

Moon Jae-In, the candidate that favors talks with North Korea, has won in a landslide. Thoughts on what this portends (in general, too)?

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