Abraham Denmark, The Hill: Hope and skepticism as America readies summit with North Korea
CIA director Mike Pompeo’s reported secret visit to Pyongyang has raised expectations that President Trump and Kim Jong Un may actually meet in the coming months. While a summit between the two sitting leaders of the United States and North Korea would be historically unprecedented, many of the issues they will be discussing are actually well-worn territory. This has created a remarkable situation in which hope for a summit has bloomed, while there remains deep skepticism that any agreement they reach will actually resolve this decades-old crisis.
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WNU Editor: I am one of the hopeful ones.
Commentaries And Analysis On North Korea's Announcement That They Have Suspended Their Missile And Nuclear Tests
North Korea Is Not De-Nuclearizing -- Adam Mount and Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
Will Kim Jong-un Trade His Nuclear Arsenal to Rebuild Economy? -- New York Times
Don’t Be Confused: Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Concessions Were a Show of Strength by North Korea -- Ankit Panda, Daily Beast
Why has Kim Jong-un halted North Korean tests now? -- BBC
Experts warn North Korea's promise to end atomic missile tests may be a smokescreen for a 'nuclear blitz' -- William Lother, Daily Mail
Kim Jong Un's announcement falls short of dismantling nuclear weapons -- Nikkei Asian Review
North Korea’s pledge to halt nukes holds new promise — and peril -- Bryan Bender, Politico
North Korea is setting the mood for a summit with Trump. And that is progress. -- Washington Post
The U.S.-North Korea summit will be historic. But this isn't Nixon going to China -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
North Korea spent most of last year perfecting its missile arsenal and it's not clear Kim Jong Un is ready to give that up -- Amanda Macias, CNBC
Has Kim Jong-un finally grown up? -- Jonathan Fenby, Spectator
Inside North Korea, all they will say about Trump is 'he's crazy' -- Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian
Kim Jong Un tests Trump with latest nuke offer -- Eric Talmadge, USA Today/Associated Press
White House privately skeptical of North Korea's plans to freeze nuclear testing -- Washington Post
