Almost three months to the day since the Singapore summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump, the White House has confirmed it is considering a request from Pyongyang for a second summit, this time possibly in Washington. But before looking ahead to what that might look like, observers would be advised to reflect on what the first summit achieved.

In their joint statement, the US and North Korea endorsed the Singapore summit as “an epochal event of great significance in overcoming decades of tensions and hostilities between the two countries and opening up a new future”, so it’s timely to review how far we’ve come since June. Is there greater cause for optimism about security on the Korean Peninsula? Is North Korea more likely to roll back its nuclear program?

Please click here to read the full “Since Singapore summit, Kim Jong-un is one up on Donald Trump” article published at the Financial Review, written by Griffith Asia Institute member, Professor Andrew O’Neil.