The United States is moving towards a new approach on the North Korean issue. Washington is considering a new method for dialogue with the Kim Jong-un regime.
Behind the idea of “intermediate stages’ lies an abandonment of the policy of immediate disarmament. From now on, Washington would prefer to grant concessions in exchange for a temporary freeze on the nuclear program, as a sign of goodwill. This step-by-step policy must, however, always lead to the disarmament of the regime.