Trump Gave North Korea the Upper Hand

Foreign-policy expert Richard Haass points out that Kim Jong Un has all of the leverage heading into his summit with Donald Trump, because the U.S. president can’t afford to be seen as wrecking two foreign policy summits in a row.

Said Haass: “The unraveling of G-7 summit works in North Korea’s favor as Donald Trump will not want to bust up two summits in a row lest people conclude he is the problem. Increases incentive for Kim to up his asks and limit his compromises and for Trump to do the opposite. Hardly the ideal context.”