Interview: John Bolton skewers Biden’s ‘do nothing’ approach to North Korea



Interviews Interview: John Bolton skewers Biden’s ‘do nothing’ approach to North Korea In exclusive interview, ex-US national security adviser talks DPRK regime change, China’s role, Donald Trump and more Shreyas Reddy July 6, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON John Bolton speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) \| Image: Flickr/Gage Skidmore (Feb. 27, 2017) (CC BY-SA 2.0) In an exclusive interview with NK News, former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton criticized Washington’s attempts to engage with North Korea over the years, assessing that Pyongyang has repeatedly failed to negotiate in good faith. Bolton also argued that China must play a bigger role in North Korea’s denuclearization but rejected the idea of seeking regime change to achieve Korean reunification, while claiming that Joe Biden is repeating the mistakes of Barack Obama’s “strategic patience” approach to the DPRK. In an exclusive interview with NK News, former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton criticized Washington’s attempts to engage with North Korea over the years, assessing that Pyongyang has repeatedly failed to negotiate in good faith. Bolton also argued that China must play a bigger role in North Korea’s denuclearization but rejected the idea of seeking regime change to achieve Korean reunification, while claiming that Joe Biden is repeating the mistakes of Barack Obama’s “strategic patience” approach to the DPRK. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Interview: John Bolton skewers Biden’s ‘do nothing’ approach to North Korea

In exclusive interview, ex-US national security adviser talks DPRK regime change, China’s role, Donald Trump and more

Shreyas Reddy July 6, 2023

Interview: John Bolton skewers Biden’s ‘do nothing’ approach to North Korea

John Bolton speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) | Image: Flickr/Gage Skidmore (Feb. 27, 2017) (CC BY-SA 2.0)

In an exclusive interview with NK News, former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton criticized Washington’s attempts to engage with North Korea over the years, assessing that Pyongyang has repeatedly failed to negotiate in good faith.

Bolton also argued that China must play a bigger role in North Korea’s denuclearization but rejected the idea of seeking regime change to achieve Korean reunification, while claiming that Joe Biden is repeating the mistakes of Barack Obama’s “strategic patience” approach to the DPRK.

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