The candidates differ significantly on what North Korea must do before talks can take place

This year’s presidential campaign in South Korea is jam-packed with interesting policy pledges for security and diplomacy in and around the Korean peninsula. Examples include the re-introduction of tactical nukes at one extreme, to the creation of an economic bloc with the DPRK at the other. And in the middle of this spectrum, there are all sorts of other ideas, such as the introduction of a wildlife corridor, and the operation of military exchanges with the DPRK to observe each other’s military exercises.

With just a week to go before the ROK chooses its next