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Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek is a research associate at Yeosijae (Future Consensus Institute) and a former diplomatic correspondent for South Korea's YTN news network.
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Analysis Why, for Kim and Trump, domestic politics dominated the Hanoi meetingGoings-on at home likely played a major role in the no-deal summit Most people would agree that domestic politics affect diplomatic negotiations, and last month's Hanoi summit was interesting because it provided some visible clues as to the relationship between what goes on at home and foreign policy. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the congressional hearing of Michael Cohen -- which took place during the summit -- might have contributed his decision to walk away. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |