<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Quiet Influence
What We’re Following
Impending Talks: As a possible meeting between President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, draws near, one person is left out of many of the discussions: South Korean President Moon Jae In, who has been central in orchestrating the diplomatic move. After decades of tension between the United States and North Korea, the meeting, which would be unprecedented, could be a beneficial move. And although there is much to worry about regarding the talks—providing a sense of legitimacy to North Korea’s dictator, say—the way in which they came about may result in some praise for Trump’s administration.
Following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a Russian former spy, and his—and what will happen moving forward remains unclear. What has occurred yet is a U.S. response to May’s claims, which David Frum argues is a from how most previous administrations would have acted.
