So, After Hanoi: What is Kim Thinking?

Posted: March 7th, 2019

By Kenneth Dekleva

Dr. Kenneth Dekleva is a former physician-diplomat with the U.S. State Dept. and Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Psychiatry-Medicine Integration, UT Southwestern Medical Center and senior Fellow, George HW Bush Foundation for US-China Relations. He is the author of two novels, The Negotiator's Cross and The Last Violinist. The views expressed are his own and do not represent the views of the U.S. Government, State Dept., or UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Former State Department Regional Medical Officer and Psychiatrist, Kenneth Dekleva pieces together recent news from the Hanoi Summit with a focus on Kim Jong-un’s behavior and what he might do next.

The results of the recent Hanoi summit between Chairman Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump have led to a sense of disappointment, given the cancellation of their talks without any formal agreement. Nevertheless, the summit offered further diplomatic engagement between the DPRK and the U.S., both with respect to its leaders and their entourages, and gave observers a further sense of Kim’s political psychology and sensibilities.

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