Where might Trump and Kim Jong Un meet?
Jacqueline Alemany 3 hrs ago
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As the Trump administration rushes to put together what could be one of the most important meetings in recent history, between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, officials will have to make one crucial decision that will frame the meeting for the world: where it will be located. North Korea - CBS News
It's lost on neither of these two actors who share a brinkmanship style that beyond their material discussions, the locale can give one side or the other a home-field advantage. There are a limited number of practical options available to North Korea and the U.S.
With high-stakes outcomes -- the potential to denuclearize North Korea, free American hostages, and begin to stabilize the region -- President Trump may be prepared to cede a little in location. Short on resources, sanctions to maneuver around, and a fuel shortage, the North Koreans may also be interested in limiting the possible venues.
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Here are some locations that may be under consideration: Pyongyang
It's no surprise that the North Koreans have proposed their capital for the talks, but it's an idea the U.S. would likely reject.
"We've heard that North Korea has asked for the meeting to happen in Pyongyang," said Lisa Collins, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "I don't think the Trump administration would want it to happen there and would tell Trump not to go there, as they could use it in domestic media as propaganda -- as coming to bow to the North Korean leader."
Moreover, Pyongyang's propaganda machine exerts its power by manipulating the environment, throwing its adversaries off balance. Former State Department official Evans Revere talked about some of the ploys he was subjected to in the late 1990s in the North Korean capital. One night, he said, at 11:30 p.m., there was a knock on his door and an order to attend a top-secret meeting. This behavior extended to top officials, too.
When then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Kim Jong Il in 2000, Revere said, she thought she would be attending a meeting. Instead, she "showed up at a stadium and walked into a massive demonstration showing support for Kim Jong Il," says Revere. Some of the demonstrators held posters with images of ballistic missiles. Albright was roundly criticized for sitting next to Kim at the event.
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Poster Comment:
Madeline Halfbright really screwed up. So glad we have Trump in there now and if he works a peace deal in Korea he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.