What the South Korean Election Means for Trump

On Tuesday, at a time when the regional and global order stand at an uncertain juncture, South Korea will choose its next president. Despite the noise and headlines surrounding North Korea, the primary concerns of most voters are jobs, welfare, education, and government accountability, not their hostile northern neighbor. South Koreans are tired of the glass ceiling, wide income disparities, and the corruption of their leaders. The latest political crisis, resulting in former president Park Geun-hye’s impeachment, and the scandal that led to it, epitomizes everything the public wants overhauled. This is the enormous reconstruction job that awaits the