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Cheeseburgers in the Workers' Paradise
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Mar 9, 2018 | 19:05 GMT
![U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/trump-kim.jpg?itok=1NYwLKFS)
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. The two leaders plan to meet in May.
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Highlights
- Circumstances have changed around the Korean Peninsula, creating room to break out of the decadeslong cycle that has defined the conflict.
- North Korea may be just as surprised as the rest of the world that U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted its offer of a summit — meaning it may not have the intention of giving up its weapons program and may have been looking to stall for time.
- There are still many extremely tangled issues to unwind before the promised summit.
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