A keynote U.S. foreign policy speech omitted North Korea from Washington’s top foreign priorities on Wednesday, despite the Biden-Harris administration’s pledge to do better at working closely with partners like South Korea.

The priorities, set out by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, compare starkly with those of the previous Trump White House, which described North Korea as a top national security threat early in the administration.

“This is a different time, so our strategy and approach are different,” Blinken said, according to a State Department transcript.

In the wake of COVID-19, a flailing economy and battered political