The divided states of America vs divided South Korea

Old allies: President Moon on the phone with US President Joe Biden in Seoul last week. — AP

I HAVE always thought that South Korea was radically different from the United States. In recent history, however, I have found striking similarities between the two countries, albeit in opposite ways.

I am not alone: American political analysts, too, have argued that there are many common factors between South Korea’s Moon administration and the Trump administration.