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Fiddling With Travel Schedules Won’t Make North Korea Denuclearize
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Fiddling With Travel Schedules Won’t Make North Korea Denuclearize

Author Michael Fuchs discusses how the Trump administration's negotiations with Kim Jong Un at their summit meeting in June allowed for the continual expansion of North Korea's nuclear capabilities.

On Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced his trip next week to Pyongyang with former White House and congressional staffer Steve Biegun, the Trump administration’s new Special Representative for North Korea. Scarcely 24 hours later, on Friday, President Donald Trump asked Pompeo to delay his trip because of a lack of a progress with North Korea. But Trump still sent, he added via Twitter, his “warmest regards to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!”

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Authors

Michael Fuchs

Senior Fellow