Today Trump Is Talking to a Different North Korea

The DPRK of 2025 is fundamentally different – and far more dangerous – than when Trump last met Kim Jong Un

Nov 14, 2025

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By: James M. Minnich, The Diplomat

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead

US President Donald Trump’s recent declaration that he would “work very hard with Kim Jong Un” to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula felt like an echo from a bygone era. The remark, made upon Trump’s arrival …

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