Trump’s rhetoric on North Korea is a dangerous echo of Pyongyang
10 August 2017
As featured in The Financial Times
North Korea
This dynamic introduces two big risks. One is that Kim Jong Un dismisses future threats as bluster, and stumbles into a war. Another is that such lurid language, if repeated, convinces Mr Kim that a war is imminent, prompting North Korean preparations, an American response, and a downward spiral.