Pompeo Is Back in North Korea—This Is What He Should Do
As American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to North Korea this week, it’s easy to be cynical about the Singapore Summit. Rather than briefly suspending judgment while we see whether Singapore was the start of a “Sadat Moment” involving a momentous geopolitical shift, most commentators have been quick to focus on what wasn’t immediately achieved.
The summit’s official outcome—in the form of the joint declaration and public remarks by Secretary Pompeo—is short on details, especially in comparison to agreements inked by previous U.S. Administrations with North Korea.
