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Richard N. Haass: Clearly the President though is making an investment in Kim Jong-un. Clearly he believes, Anderson, that flattery and…

On the recordJune 13, 2018
Clearly the President though is making an investment in Kim Jong-un. Clearly he believes, Anderson, that flattery and personal relationships and chemistry somehow hold the key to what's going to happen here.
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Richard N. Haass

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Haass discusses Trump's approach to Kim Jong-un, expressing skepticism about the effectiveness of personal relationships in diplomacy.

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