Nominee for U.S. Secretary of State is Not Expected to Take Hardline on North Korea
I still predict there will be a provocation period a few months after the inauguration followed by a deal to reduce tensions that will likely include the easing of sanctions the Kim regime has long wanted. I guess we will see what happens, but Antony Blinken looks like the person that will be dealing with it:
Given his past hardline stance against North Korea, many predict that nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, may favor putting more pressure and sanctions on Pyongyang to drive the country toward denuclearization under the upcoming Joe Biden administration.
Korea Times
But diplomatic experts believe that Blinken is unlikely to just pursue an approach of isolating the reclusive state ― a policy adopted by the Barack Obama administration, in which he served as deputy secretary of state ― considering his recent indications that he is prepared to sit down with the “rogue state.”
Biden appointed Blinken to be secretary of state, Monday, while Jake Sullivan, a former senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton, was named as his new national security adviser.
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