Nearly one year ago, Donald Trump stormed back to the White House with a determination to remake America’s role in the world, and stirred hopes among some North Korea watchers that a new round of negotiations with Kim Jong Un were on the horizon.

But 11 months into Trump’s second term, the DPRK has been almost completely absent from his agenda, as tariff battles, the crisis in Gaza and the Ukraine war have commanded his attention. North Korean diplomats even rebuffed Trump’s attempt to deliver a letter to his former interlocutor.

The question now is whether there’s any chance of