Trump believes the North Korea summit is all about him. But Kim has a plan, too
(The Guardian North Korea)

The president expects to emerge as a hero, but the Korean leader may be coolly playing him to score points against ChinaIn 1789, a year of revolution, Benjamin Franklin wrote that nothing was certain except death and taxes. His adage may be due an update as Donald Trump prepares for a mould-breaking summit with North Korea´s Kim Jong-un in Singapore on Tuesday.Who can be sure that the meeting will produce agreement on scrapping the North´s nuclear weapons, as the Americans hope? Nobody knows whether the `hermit kingdom` will come in from the cold. These are big, unanswered questions. Related: Trump says he`d invite Kim Jong-un to White House `if summit goes well` Kim`s price upfront will be an end to sanctions, new investment, humanitarian assistance Continue reading...