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Huge uncertainties hang over the proposed summit between the US and North Korea leaders.The South Korean national security director announced that the US President Donald Trump had accepted an offer of a meeting from Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea before May. While it has long been our view that a military conflict between the US and North Korea is relatively improbable, the announcement still came as a surprise.The proposed summit is definitely a big step in the right direction that...

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Eine Provokation für den Rest der Welt: Die Nachricht von einem Raketentest flimmert über den Köpfen von Passanten in Pyongyang, 30. August 2017. Foto: Kyodo, Reuters In diesen Tagen wird im UNO-Sicherheitsrat um härtere wirtschaftliche Sanktionen gegen Nordkorea gerungen. Die USA fordern unter anderem, dass China seine Ölausfuhren nach Nordkorea einstellt. Nordkorea soll wirtschaftlich lahmgelegt und das Regime so von der Ausweglosigkeit seines militärischen Alleingangs überzeugt...

Summary Head of Samsung Group Jay Y. Lee was formally arrested on allegations of bribery, perjury, and embezzlement. The assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother suggests the political situation in North Korea may be heating up. The Polish central bank is tilting more hawkish. The Turkish central bank said it will allow domestic companies to use liras to repay export loans. Nigerian President Buhari may...