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What Would The Denuclearization Of North Korea Look Like?

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Melissa Hanham of the Middlebury Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies on the what the potential denuclearization of North Korea would look like.

What Would The Denuclearization Of North Korea Look Like?

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Politics

North Korean Official Meets Secretary Of State Pompeo In New York

Rachel Martin talks to Robert Gallucci, who was the chief negotiator during the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, about efforts that indicate plans for a proposed summit are back in high gear.

North Korean Official Meets Secretary Of State Pompeo In New York

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In Military Name Change, U.S. Pacific Command Becomes U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

The USS Carl Vinson transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force last April in the Philippine Sea. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

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In Military Name Change, U.S. Pacific Command Becomes U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, speaking in Hawaii, said the largely symbolic change comes "[in] recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans."

World

News Brief: North Korea Summit Plans Continue, Europe And Iran, NBA Playoffs

A top North Korean official is meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to plan a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Also, an update on Europe and the Iran nuclear deal.

News Brief: North Korea Summit Plans Continue, Europe And Iran, NBA Playoffs

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Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?

U.S. and South Korean soldiers sit inside an amphibious vehicle during an annual joint military landing exercise in Pohang, on South Korea's southeast coast, in March 2016. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels

Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?

President Trump has said U.S. forces are not on the table for potential negotiations with North Korea, but he has also complained about the cost of keeping them there.

Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?

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Abe: Japan 'Cannot Accept' New Tariffs On U.S. Auto Imports

President Trump talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before dinner at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, in April in Palm Beach, Fla. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Abe: Japan 'Cannot Accept' New Tariffs On U.S. Auto Imports

In remarks to the legislature, the prime minister said the possibility that the U.S. would raise the duty on auto imports from his country as high as 25 percent is "hard for Japan to understand."

Pompeo Meets With Top North Korean Official In Hopes Of Reviving Singapore Summit

Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of Kim Jong Un's closest aides (second from right) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sit across from one another before the start of a meeting on Thursday in New York Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Pompeo Meets With Top North Korean Official In Hopes Of Reviving Singapore Summit

The secretary of state and Kim Yong Chol met for the second day on Thursday, seeking to salvage a June 12 summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

What's At Stake For Japan As U.S. Prepares For Talks With North Korea

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sheila Smith, of the Council on Foreign Relations about what's at stake for Japan as the U.S. prepares for talks with North Korea.

What's At Stake For Japan As U.S. Prepares For Talks With North Korea

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Business

Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions On China

Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, about the tariffs the administration plans to impose on China. Navarro calls it a "historic decision."

Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions On China

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Top North Korean Official Heads To U.S. To Discuss Possible Summit

Preparations continue for a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. David Greene talks to Sue Mi Terry, an ex-senior analyst on Korean issues at the CIA, about the North Korean official.

Top North Korean Official Heads To U.S. To Discuss Possible Summit

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Experts Say Denuclearizing North Korea Is No Small Task

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National Security

Experts Say Denuclearizing North Korea Is No Small Task

President Trump says he wants North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program permanently. Those who've seen the program say denuclearization, if it happens, would likely take a very long time.

Experts Say Denuclearizing North Korea Is No Small Task

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Shifting Trade Talks With China Head Toward Confrontation

David Greene talks to Amy Celico, who was in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under President George W. Bush, about the U.S. moving forward with punitive tariffs.

Shifting Trade Talks With China Head Toward Confrontation

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India, Pakistan Agree To Kashmir Cease-Fire After Months Of Cross-Border Shelling

Villagers inspects the damage after their home were gutted by firing from the Pakistan side of the border at Jora farm village last week in Ranbir Singh Pura district of Jammu, India. Nitin Kanotra/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption

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India, Pakistan Agree To Kashmir Cease-Fire After Months Of Cross-Border Shelling

For nearly a year and a half, the two sides have traded artillery across the heavily fortified demarcation that separates Indian and Pakistani areas of control.