Trump-Kim summit

Expect North Korea to continue to advance military ties with Russia, push forward key advanced weapons programs (like nuclear subs), and generally shun diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea.

Conservatives – including President-elect Yoon – argue that the initiative damaged the South Korea-U.S. alliance. But would South Korea really have been better off without President Moon’s peace process?

Dialogue with North Korea can deepen mutual understanding – or mutual mistrust.

Diplomatic correspondence has always been difficult to read. Here, a translation of what one of Kim's letters might look like in regular parlance.

There’s no need to panic over North Korea's latest missile test.

A senior North Korean official indicated that the U.S. would "never" get an offer like what it received in Hanoi in February 2019.

The Trump administration seeks a return to diplomacy with Kim Jong Un.

The U.S. president suggested Kim had much to lose if he pushed too far.

The failure of U.S. engagement with North Korea in 2019 may manifest in a new crisis in 2020.

Other presidents have conducted foreign policy as usual while under the cloud of impeachment, but will it be the same with Trump?

Trump is depriving his lead negotiator of leverage by suggesting a new summit.