"Getting away from the blind obsession with (ideological) value while pursuing the maximization of national interest through mutual respect. That is one of fundamental change in foreign policy of South Korea," says Moon Chung-in, special advisor to South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in. He believes the only way for South Korea to survive and prosper is peace in the region, to move from an alliance defense system to multilateral security cooperation and to promote open regionalism in the region.