Trump And North Korea
President Trump has agreed to direct talks with North Korea. Daniel Russel, a former diplomat who negotiated with North Korea for the Obama administration, talks with NPR's Don Gonyea.
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Trump's Upcoming Meeting With North Korean Leader Has Potential For High Reward
A summit with Kim Jong Un also brings with it high risk. As both leaders prepare for the meeting, many are wondering what Trump will bring to the table and what the next steps will be.
White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With 'Concrete' Action
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will only happen once the country shows a commitment to denuclearization.
How Koreans Are Reacting To Potential Meeting Between Trump And Kim Jong Un
South Korea has gone more than a generation without a diplomatic opening with the North and without anything like a hope for nuclear disarmament. NPR looks at how news of a possible meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un is playing out among Koreans, especially Korea's millennials.
Defense Secretary Mattis Says Diplomacy Is The Way Forward For Talks With North Korea
With the State Department hollowed out, the generals have been driving North Korea policy. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has all along pushed for a diplomatic solution to the stand-off.
Why Potentially Dodgy Diabetes Drugs Dominate in India
Indian drugmakers like to come up with combos — two meds in one pill. They can make more money that way. And they say it's easier for patients to take one pill than two. But is there a downside?
Veteran Diplomat Weighs In On What To Expect From Trump's Meeting With North Korea
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Robert Gallucci, chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins, about North Korea's invitation to President Trump to meet. He was chief negotiator during the North Korean nuclear crisis of 1994, and has been involved in informal talks with North Korean officials.
Does The State Department Have Enough Experts To Engage In North Korea Negotiations?
As President Trump accepts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet him, questions remain about whether the State Department has enough experts on hand to engage in serious negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
Guess Who Knows Both President Trump And Kim Jong Un?
Until this week, only one person was believed to have spent quality time with both leaders: Dennis Rodman.
Talks Between U.S. And North Korean Leaders Would Be Historic
Rachel Martin talks to Suzanne DiMaggio, senior fellow at the think tank New America, about the diplomatic opening between the U.S. and North Korea. The U.S. has no diplomatic ties with North Korea.