Is Trump’s Kim Jong Un Love Affair One-Sided?

American sway over North Korea has waned amid Russia’s war and China’s outreach. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. In June 2018, following a combination of U.S. diplomatic outreach and economic pressure on North Korea, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time in Singapore. The summit in Singapore ended with little in the way of concrete commitments from either side, but the two leaders walked away from it singing each other’s praises. Troy Stangarone is a visiting senior fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America. The views expressed here are the author’s alone. More We Think You’d Like