{"id":143099,"date":"2026-09-04T09:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/143099\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:51:08","slug":"the-bureaucracy-test-signs-to-look-for-before-a-trump-kim-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/143099\/","title":{"rendered":"The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\tThe bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit\t<\/p>\n

Whether Trump\u2019s interest is evolving U.S. policy at the working level is something the DPRK side is likely watching.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tChad O’Carroll<\/a>
\n\t\t\tSeptember 4, 2026\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\"The\t<\/p>\n

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump shake hands ahead of the first-ever U.S.-DPRK summit in Singapore | Image: Dan Scavino Jr. (June 12, 2018)<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump\u2019s renewed interest in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seemingly out of nowhere, has produced competing explanations.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s search for a foreign policy success after the Iran war is one explanation, according to a former National Security Council official.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A distraction from mounting economic problems, the midterm elections and \u201cPR stunt\u201d showmanship could be another explanation, said former national security adviser John Bolton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Experts assembled by NK News similarly shared divergent assessments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In trying to understand whether Trump is serious about pursuing diplomacy with Kim, attempting<\/p>\n

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