ANALYSIS

CRISTINA VARRIALE North Korea has always wanted a summit meeting with a sitting US president. It brings recognition on the international stage, elevated prestige and acceptance as a nuclear-armed state.

The Trump administration has been able to grant this concession to North Korea and the benefit of Trump’s unconventional approach is that we are in a much better position than we were this time last year.

Although we don’t have anything that is verifiably rolling back North Korea’s nuclear