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The Hanoi Summit: It is Not About the Economy, Stupid

Tom Plant

13 March 201913 Minute Read

US President Donald Trump at a dinner meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, 27 February 2019. Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency/PA Images

The Hanoi summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump came to no clear agreement on measures to limit North Korea’s nuclear programme. The two countries’ opposing positions and motives will make next steps challenging. 

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Global WMD Issues
Sanctions

Regions and Country Groups

United States
Asia and the Pacific
North Korea

Research Groups

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

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Tom Plant

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The Hanoi Summit: It is Not About the Economy, Stupid

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