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The Hanoi Summit: It is Not About the Economy, Stupid


US President Donald Trump at a dinner meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, 27 February 2019. Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency/PA Images


The Hanoi summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump came to no clear agreement on measures to limit North Korea’s nuclear programme. The two countries’ opposing positions and motives will make next steps challenging. 

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Tom Plant

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