Kim Jong-un’s new suit, change of tone leads to speculation about North Korea’s motives

“They do want to lower the tone a bit. North Korea has no interest of going to war and they will be picking up the signs [from Washington] as well.”He said 2018 could lead to a period of “hot containment” where the US decides it may be able to live with a North Korea that is “crushed” economically. “There could be a sweet spot where both can be uncomfortable enough but not too uncomfortable,” he said.