Trump is approaching the summit with an unrealistic expectation of what North Korea is willing to concede, and that sets the summit up to fail as soon as it begins.
Trump doesn’t understand what “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” entails:
When Trump talks about denuclearization, he is referring solely to the elimination of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. That is absolutely not what North Korea’s government means when they refer to the “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” Failure to understand the significant difference between the U. S. and North Korean positions means that Trump thinks a deal will be much easier and cheaper to conclude than is in fact the case. Trump is approaching the summit with an unrealistic expectation of what North Korea is willing to concede, and that sets the summit up to fail as soon as it begins. The summit could end up being a “very exciting thing for the world,” as Trump called it, but not because it is going to be a success.
