Art of the Korean deal


Bargaining power: After multiple missile and nuclear bomb tests in recent years, Pyongyang believes it has perfected robust defence capabilities to the extent that major powers now have to negotiate with it.

NO sooner had US and North Korean officials raced towards a first-ever summit than they competed to pull away from it. Is anyone in Washington and Pyongyang serious about a peace deal anymore?

After President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un exchanged insults throughout 2017 over the latter’s missile and nuclear arsenals, a thaw in inter-Korean relations began last February.

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