# In a joint op-ed, Stern senior research scholar Steven Altman and associate research scholar Phillip Bastian write about how North Korea's international trade patterns imply a path forward for negotiations with the US, from their recent work on the DHL Gl

1 School News April 9, 2019 ![Nikkei logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/nikkei192x144.jpg?itok=R-JXNYmy)>

Excerpt from [Nikkei](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO43470670Y9A400C1KE8000/) -- "With the world watching, the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi failed to produce an agreement, implying a mismatch between Trump’s pitch of prosperity via international trade and investment and Kim’s reliance on nuclear weapons for his regime’s survival. But, despite escalating tensions following the summit, there still is potential for progress."

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