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December 23, 2024

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What to expect from North Korea’s brinksmanship diplomacy going forward

The disastrous Hanoi summit likely pushed the DPRK into taking a more hardline position

North Korea this weekend showed off its unique brand of brinksmanship diplomacy before and after the first round of reopened working-level negotiations in Stockholm, Sweden.

They launched an SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missile) just two days before the meeting. And the chief of the North Korean delegation delivered a ready-made commentary within just half an hour of the negotiations coming to an end.

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