‘Don’t pop the champagne yet’: Experts take on the inter-Korea summit

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The optics of Friday’s historic rapprochement between North and South Korea was indisputable.

There were many firsts, including the first time a North Korean leader stepped foot on South Korean soil. Many noted the warm embrace between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un after they signed a joint declaration committing to the twin goals of denuclearization and ending the Korea war with a formal peace treaty, was something that seemed unthinkable just a few months ago.

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