#144: A Wedge Between Koreas (Trump in Asia #1)

Published: June 16, 2020, 3:35 a.m.

The United States and North Korea both share a desire to achieve a breakthrough in their relationship, but to very different ends. At one time there was the hope that strongman personalities of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un could push their way through diplomatic roadblocks, but with a year since their last significant meeting interaction has stalled.

Guest:
Sea Young Kim, (Research Associate and Project Manager, the East Asia Institute (EAI), South Korea).

Theme music: Asian Wonders by Butterfly Tea

Recorded 24th April, 2020.