Can Lee Jae Myung’s G7 balancing act bridge North Korea divide? (opens in new tab)

Lee Jae Myung used his first major diplomatic outing to Europe to press Washington back towards diplomacy with North Korea, testing how far the South Korean president could reopen space for talks despite Pyongyang’s deepening alignment with Moscow and Beijing. At this week’s Group of Seven summit, Lee’s outreach drew what observers described as a signal from US President Donald Trump that talks – rather than force – should remain the preferred approach for dealing with Pyongyang’s nuclear...