Summit Spring: DPRK, ROK, US + PRC in Diplomatic Dialogue
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Jenny Town (Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies/Managing Editor at 38North.org) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Washington's reaction to the surprise announcement of a Donald Trump/Kim Jong-un summit and- what can we expect from this month’s upcoming inter-Korean talks.  How do the conditions surrounding the summit compare to the Roh Moo-hun/Kim Jong-il meeting of 2007?   Plus: John Bolton as White House National Security Adviser adds a dangerous element to peace-making efforts on the peninsula and- why is Seoul still without an American ambassador?    All this and more on episode 73 of The Korea File.  Music on this episode:  ???'s  '??? ??' (1987) This conversation was recorded on April 3rd, 2018 Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
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