Analysis Phoning it in: Expect another year of nothing from Biden on North KoreaDealing with Kim Jong Un is more difficult than ever, and the White House has shown little urgency on engaging Pyongyang Since Joe Biden entered the White House one year ago today, North Korea has tested a variety of missiles designed to overwhelm defense systems in the region and give its enemies second thoughts about picking a fight with Kim Jong Un. Yet aside from big words, the U.S. president isn’t prepared to do much about it. Admittedly, dealing with North Korea is more difficult than ever before. The country has shut itself away from the outside world in fear of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as Washington recently noted, it can’t just “catapult” U.S © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |