Month: October 2025

A Kim-Trump 2.0 meeting in DMZ also depends on the Xi-Trump summit

(My interview today along with Dr. Goh) N. Korea hardens posture as allies recalibrate before APEC | Arirang News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDR3…

Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ (@drmarkpbarry.bsky.social) 2025-10-21T12:38:25.271Z

Speech by Comrade Kim Jong Un at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations | KCNA Watch kcnawatch.org/newstream/17…

Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ (@drmarkpbarry.bsky.social) 2025-10-24T02:56:55.022Z

Reading this speech by Kim, given yesterday, it's hard to see him showing up with only hours' notice at Panmunjeom in a week to meet Trump. Much has changed since 2019, and not just Kim's hardware but his outlook.

Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ (@drmarkpbarry.bsky.social) 2025-10-24T02:59:51.228Z

Photo at top: President Trump briefly steps inside North Korea at Kim Jong Un’s invitation, surrounded by North Korean press, in the Joint Security Area, at Panmunjeom, June 30, 2019.