His cancellation of the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had the same abruptness as his handling of international affairs throughout his presidency. Meanwhile, in North Korea, Kim’s regime was blowing up mountain tunnels it had been using to conduct nuclear tests. By agreeing to the meeting so quickly, Trump handed North Korea an easy victory. But we are not talking about capability here; we are talking about legitimacy and norms, something North Korea has made little effort to abide by. North Korea seems to be only interested in a very phased, long-term process towards denuclearisation.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 26, 2018 18:00 UTC