What to expect at Thursday's U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington DC



Analysis What to expect at Thursday’s U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington DC President Moon has a critical opportunity to restore momentum to a stalling diplomatic process Mintaro Oba April 11, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Blue House South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Washington Thursday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump marks the most significant moment in North Korea diplomacy since the immediate aftermath of the Hanoi summit. Since President Trump and Kim Jong Un walked away from Hanoi with no deal, momentum in U.S.-North Korea diplomacy has ground to a halt. The lack of an outcome at first appeared to reflect a simple and understandable disagreement over the extent of sanctions relief. But comments by National Security Advisor John Bolton and other U 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 01Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 02Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 03How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 04New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 05How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 06What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 07What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 08If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy

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What to expect at Thursday’s U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington DC

President Moon has a critical opportunity to restore momentum to a stalling diplomatic process

Mintaro Oba April 11, 2019

What to expect at Thursday’s U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington DC

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Washington Thursday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump marks the most significant moment in North Korea diplomacy since the immediate aftermath of the Hanoi summit.

Since President Trump and Kim Jong Un walked away from Hanoi with no deal, momentum in U.S.-North Korea diplomacy has ground to a halt.

The lack of an outcome at first appeared to reflect a simple and understandable disagreement over the extent of sanctions relief.

But comments by National Security Advisor John Bolton and other U

01Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
02Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
03How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
04New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
05How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
06What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
07What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
08If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy

What to expect at Thursday’s U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington DC

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