In some ways, the media in the United States mirrors President Donald Trump’s “America First” posture. The cable commentariat has scarcely mentioned, no less accorded credibility to, non-American views on how to resolve the North Korea crisis. On CNN or Fox News, some of the same talking heads who parsed the New Hampshire primaries in the U.S. presidential election are suddenly now the experts on North Korea, confidently expounding on military and diplomatic strategy. Even before Trump, the American media was de-globalizing, re-nationalizing and, through social media, even tribalizing in its enclosed silos. Both signed a letter to President Trump last week that said: “Tightening sanctions can be useful in increasing pressure on North Korea, but sanctions alone will not solve the problem.

Source: Huffington Post July 07, 2017 21:45 UTC