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December 07, 2024
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Why North Korean denuclearization will likely take backseat in second Trump term

Former US officials say DPRK is no longer Trump’s ‘most urgent problem,’ though rapport with Kim Jong Un may spur talks

Donald Trump’s election victory has sparked speculation about whether he will renew diplomacy with North Korea, but former U.S. officials say a fundamentally different global situation means we’re unlikely to see a repeat of the 2018-2019 summitry.

During Trump’s first term, Washington’s engagement with Pyongyang was marked by extreme highs and lows, as the two sides moved from trading insults like “dotard” and “rocket man” to a series of high-profile summits, before fizzling into non-engagement.

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