In the two years which have passed since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, North Korea watchers have grown used to symbolism and political theater.
Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in have always paid a great deal of attention to what is now fashionably known as "optics," often at the expense of substance.
In the two years which have passed since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, North Korea watchers have grown used to symbolism and political theater.
Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in have always paid a great deal of attention to what is now fashionably known as "optics," often at the expense of substance.
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Andrei Lankov is a Director at NK News and writes exclusively for the site as one of the world's leading authorities on North Korea. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he attended Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University from 1984-5 - an experience you can read about here. In addition to his writing, he is also a Professor at Kookmin University.
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