Without a new strategy, the U.S. risks its leadership on the North Korea issue



Opinion Without a new strategy, the U.S. risks its leadership on the North Korea issue As maximum pressure and engagement fails, countries in the region are going their own way in dealings with Pyongyang Henri Feron February 24, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON President Trump Departs Texas - The White House - Public domain Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. It has now been a year since President Donald Trump left the negotiating table at the Hanoi summit and U.S.-North Korea talks effectively stalled. His “maximum pressure and engagement” policy has failed: North Korea remains a direct and growing nuclear threat. Yet there seems to be less agreement than ever among America’s political leadership on what went wrong and what to do now. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. It has now been a year since President Donald Trump left the negotiating table at the Hanoi summit and U.S.-North Korea talks effectively stalled. His “maximum pressure and engagement” policy has failed: North Korea remains a direct and growing nuclear threat. Yet there seems to be less agreement than ever among America’s political leadership on what went wrong and what to do now. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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Without a new strategy, the U.S. risks its leadership on the North Korea issue

As maximum pressure and engagement fails, countries in the region are going their own way in dealings with Pyongyang

Henri Feron February 24, 2020

Without a new strategy, the U.S. risks its leadership on the North Korea issue

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Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News.

It has now been a year since President Donald Trump left the negotiating table at the Hanoi summit and U.S.-North Korea talks effectively stalled. His “maximum pressure and engagement” policy has failed: North Korea remains a direct and growing nuclear threat. Yet there seems to be less agreement than ever among America’s political leadership on what went wrong and what to do now.

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