Trump-Kim summit

Drawing lessons from the back-channel diplomacy of his first term, Trump may well reengage North Korea through secret negotiations.

It is high time to improve North Korea-U.S. relations, and the U.S. president-elect is uniquely positioned to do so.

A second Trump administration is likely to find engaging North Korea more complex this time, thanks to drastically reduced leverage.

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.