The appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor has not only roiled the Moon administration in South Korea but generated a predictably divided response in the U.S. between supporters and detractors.
But it has also generated a more nuanced debate about whether Bolton will matter one way or the other. The dominant fear is that he will squander the summit moment by pushing Trump in a more hawkish direction, for example by insisting on preconditions or other poison pills.
The appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor has not only roiled the Moon administration in South Korea but generated a predictably divided response in the U.S. between supporters and detractors.
But it has also generated a more nuanced debate about whether Bolton will matter one way or the other. The dominant fear is that he will squander the summit moment by pushing Trump in a more hawkish direction, for example by insisting on preconditions or other poison pills.
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