(CNN) If South Korean President Moon Jae-in has one thing in common with his US counterpart Donald Trump, it's that neither were expected to be in the positions they currently hold. Moon entered Seoul's Blue House in May after a snap election called in the wake of a spectacular and bizarre corruption scandal involving his predecessor, conservative Park Geun-hye, who was impeached and faces criminal trial. That left the liberal Moon, a former special forces soldier and human rights lawyer who has advocated for greater engagement with North Korea, in charge of attempting just that, as an increasingly aggressive Pyongyang has ramped up missile testing and, earlier this month, conducted its biggest nuclear test.South Korean President Moon Jae-in was elected in MayHis first months in office have been dominated by the growing North Korea crisis
"Moon's 'dual-track' policy of seeking _'s denuclearisation while also calling for dialogue, is preventing gains on either," they wrote last month.