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December 26, 2024

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Kim Jong Un’s foreign policy failures have left the entire peninsula worse off

North Korea had no backup after talks with US collapsed and has not pursued options that could help end its isolation

Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Rob York, director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. 


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