The Inter-Korean Summit in the Joint Security Border between North and South Korea on April 27, 2018, resulted in the Panmunjeom Declaration for Peace as well as the shocking photo-op of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un stepping into the South Korean side of the border. The Summit followed a series of surprise announcements, such as North Korea’s promise to halt nuclear and ballistic missile tests until the Trump-Kim Summit later this year, and secret meetings, such as Kim’s visit to see Chinese President Xi Jinping in late March 2018 and newly-confirmed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s stealthy preparatory visit to North Korea as then-Director of the CIA in early April 2018. With all the cloaks being tossed over the negotiating process, many watchers in the Rising Powers are wary of potential daggers. In this RPI Policy Alert, we sample the reactions to the recent developments on the Korean Peninsula. Read more here.