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May 25, 2018

North Korea leaves door open for ‘desperately necessary’ Trump summit

Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in The Guardian about the potential North Korean summit.

John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said: “The first rule of diplomacy is to always consult your allies, yet our key allies in the region were blindsided by the move. President Trump can blame North Korea’s hostile rhetoric for his decision, but the reality is that the Trump administration had no unified diplomatic strategy from the beginning.” Read more

Posted in: Center in the News, North Korea, Press & In the News on North Korea, Press Room

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