Yearly Archives: 2018

Looking Back On History-Making Summits Between U.S. Presidents And Foreign Leaders

President Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is not the first history-making presidential summit with a foreign leader. There have been several, beginning with President John F. Kennedy’s meeting with Soviet statesman Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.

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Trade Tensions And Threat Of Tariffs Has Led To Lots Of Uncertainty

The Trump administration’s mixed signals on implementing tariffs is causing uncertainty for many businesses whose costs could rise if tariffs are imposed. Delaying decisions about hiring and signing contracts could hurt not only the individual businesses, but the economy as a whole.

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Former Acting CIA Director Weighs In On U.S.-North Korea Summit

The summit between the U.S. and North Korea was historic, but was it a breakthrough? Mike Morell, a former deputy and acting director of the CIA tells NPR’s Audie Cornish he’s keeping an open — but wary — mind.

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President Trump Agrees To Suspend Military Drills With South Korea

President Trump has agreed to suspend military drills with South Korea in return for denuclearization from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The announcement came after the summit in Singapore, with Trump calling the drills “very provocative” — an echo of past North Korean sentiments.

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U.S.-North Korea Joint Statement Echos Past Agreements Between The 2 Countries

After their summit, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put out a joint statement with four key points. NPR’s Audie Cornish asks nonproliferation expert Joshua Pollack what’s been agreed to in the past and the prospects for success in 2018.

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