https://www.scmp.com/rss/324928/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com After cancelling a summit with North Korea, US President Donald Trump must set realistic goals. He must back off from the idea that Pyongyang might be amenable to discarding its nuclear weapons or missile-delivery systems. At best, Kim Jong-un’s definition of “denuclearisation” is limited to temporarily halting his country’s already completed schedule of nuclear testing. Although Kim has hinted vaguely that his country would consider eliminating its nuclear weapons in tandem with... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2148086/why-trump-should-make-peace-idea-nuclear-north-korea-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2148086/why-trump-should-make-peace-idea-nuclear-north-korea-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 May 2018 09:45:30 +0000 Donald Trump’s foreign policy is bereft of any overarching debate over the urgent threats confronting the United States and the entire global system. The most serious threats, easily identifiable, include war, terrorism and genocide. To counter such complex threats, whether as Americans or “world citizens”, it’s vital to bear in mind that these two identifications overlap and are mutually reinforcing. Taking a narrow “America First” stance on terrorism ignores the intersecting nature of major... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2106107/trumps-world-view-ensures-america-will-never-be-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2106107/trumps-world-view-ensures-america-will-never-be-first?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Aug 2017 09:32:17 +0000