That is not really how things have proceeded with the United States and North Korea. Mr. Trump has already committed to granting North Korea one of its most desired concessions: a high-level meeting between the heads of state. Mr. Trump’s headstrong personalization of North Korea policy may be the most significant aspect of all this. For North Korea, high-level talks are a big win in their own right. North Korea is likely to enter talks with other goals, and the United States does wield other leverage, so it could yet come to something.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2018 15:38 UTC