US-North Korea tensions are nothing recent. Trump’s hazardous rhetoric is.
Tensions between the U.
S. and North Korea are nothing recent — several generations of American leaders have done a delicate dance in navigating the complicated relationship. But Trump,unpredictable and missing in experience, is a recent factor — and it’s not yet clear just what impact his rhetoric will have as the two countries engage in another round of nuclear chicken. While Politico notes that the Trump administration’s policy in North Korea hasn’t diverged much from that of Obama’s, and some worry that the president’s tough talk may cause tensions in the region to escalate. Read more (8/9/17)
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