17 min

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

    • Politics

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.

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.

17 min

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