Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea



Analysis Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea Many see Joe Biden only as “strategic patience.” But if elected, he may take things in an entirely different direction. James Fretwell September 23, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joe Biden At first glance, the future of North Korea policy looks grim as the United States closes in on its Nov. 2020 presidential election. Some analysts scoff at President Trump’s “photo-op diplomacy” with Kim Jong Un, while others dismiss Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s potential win as more Obama-era “strategic do-nothing” and a total end to summits. But a wholesale dismissal of Biden’s North Korea policy might be a mistake. If the former vice president wins the election in November, the stars may finally align for the progressive Blue House and its soft Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 09New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 10How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins

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Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea

Many see Joe Biden only as “strategic patience.” But if elected, he may take things in an entirely different direction.

James Fretwell September 23, 2020

Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea

Joe Biden

At first glance, the future of North Korea policy looks grim as the United States closes in on its Nov. 2020 presidential election.

Some analysts scoff at President Trump’s “photo-op diplomacy” with Kim Jong Un, while others dismiss Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s potential win as more Obama-era “strategic do-nothing” and a total end to summits.

But a wholesale dismissal of Biden’s North Korea policy might be a mistake.

If the former vice president wins the election in November, the stars may finally align for the progressive Blue House and its soft

01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
09New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
10How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins

Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea

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