The White House is, once again, attempting to navigate a pivot to Asia. But seemingly intractable problems in the Middle East are still drawing focus away from issues of the Indo-Pacific.
As the world watches to see if a newly announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will hold — following the bloodiest conflict between the two sides since 2014 — United States President Joe Biden will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in for an important summit that may set the tone for how the longtime allies work together for the next several months.
Moon’s visit will only be the second…
