At this dangerous moment, the United States needs more connections with North Korea, not fewer.

At this dangerous moment, the United States needs more connections with North Korea, not fewer.
The evidence is in: The “adults in the room” at the White House have enabled Trump’s worst impulses, not checked them.
From his feud with Bob Corker to his plans to renege on the Iran deal, Trump’s mood swings mean a dangerous new era of foreign policy.
Despite a generally abysmal human rights record, North Korea has shown improvement in one specific area: disability rights.
The practical reality is this: To de-escalate this situation, the United States must be prepared to swallow its hubris and sit down with North Korea.
Trump administration policies are systematically making natural disasters more harmful for the poor and people of color.
If the U.S. made a deal with Maoist China in the 1970s, it can surely cut one with North Korea today.
If only Muslims reach out to help the Rohingya, the international community will suffer another blow to its reputation.
If Trump succeeds in ramping up military spending and gutting everything else, we’ll be left with a bunch of nukes and an underfunded state — and no one but China to keep us afloat.
South Korea’s alliance with the U.S. means foreign troops on its soil, strained relations with China, and a North that sees no point in negotiating with anyone but Washington.