Analysis
What ‘economic development’ means to Kim Jong Un
The North Korean leader's ideas for the economy are much narrower and less transformative than is typically portrayed
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Over the next years and decades, historians of U.S.-Korean relations will begin to write the first narratives that pass judgment on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies toward North Korea. The broad lines are already clear: Trump offered an abrupt shift in style, but delivered little of substance.
Still, Trump’s unorthodox approach to the DPRK did result in some positive developments. Thanks to a Steve Bannon Aug. 2017 interview on Fox News, more Americans than ever were exposed to the hard truth that there is no military solution for dealing with North Korea
