Korea Society president Thomas Byne says, "North Korea will have to chose between nuclear weapons and economic development... the future of North Korea depends on improved relations with South Korea and the United States."

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Important point by @annafifield, and a reminder to reflect on the domestic motivations for two leaders engaging in the summitry process.

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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri disagrees with President Trump that NK requested all sanctions be removed. Instead, he says NK asked that the five resolutions from 2016-2017 be removed. Together, these make illicit the majority of North Korea’s expo

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"Vietnam serves as a model of development for North Korea. Hanoi was a good host, providing an example for Kim Jong Un. The summit was couched within a state visit to Vietnam, and will be presented that way to the North Korean people." -@SNoerper

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But many Korea experts welcomed Trump’s decision to walk away. “Better no deal than a bad deal,” said Thomas Byrne, the president of the Korea Society.

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But many Korea experts welcomed Trump’s decision to walk away. “Better no deal than a bad deal,” said Thomas Byrne, the president of the Korea Society. A deal that would not lead to “full, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization,” one that would have accepted North Korea’s status as a nuclear power, would have weakened America’s alliance with South Korea and Japan and proven destabilizing, he said.

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The Hanoi Summit – We Asked Stephen Noerper What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea Relations

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In an article for The National Interest, Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper writes, "The Hanoi Summit was not the unmitigated disaster many observers termed it. It is step two in a likely long and arduous process that will entail breakoffs, walkaways and other setbacks that accompany denuclearization."

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