The Hanoi summit collapse reaffirms Trump`s amateur hour in diplomacy | Michael H Fuchs
(The Guardian North Korea)

Trump has repeatedly undermined his own negotiating position by making clear that he already sees his diplomacy with North Korea as a successDonald Trump came away from his meeting in Hanoi with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with at least one thing: material for a new book, The Art of No Deal.The breakdown in talks in Hanoi reaffirms what we´ve known for almost a year - this process has been diplomatic amateur hour. Trump has repeatedly undermined his own negotiating position by making clear that he already sees his diplomacy with North Korea as a success. After the first summit with Kim in Singapore in 2018 Trump falsely claimed that `there is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea`. Days before the Hanoi summit, Trump said that he didn´t need Kim to make any more concessions - `as long as there´s no testing [of nuclear weapons and missiles], we´re happy`.It´s sad to see an American president embarrassed by the world´s most ruthless dictator, but that´s what the world just saw in HanoiSince it seems difficult for Trump to learn from past mistakes, it is even more important that the next steps not include Trump´s personal diplomacy Continue reading...