U.S. President Donald Trump is about to meet North Korea鈥檚 dictator Kim Jong-un in Singapore. The two leaders want to make head-way in concluding a deal to end North Korea鈥檚 nuclear weapons ambitions. As our infographic shows, most American鈥檚 approve of directly negotiating with the North Korean regime, albeit many think its leadership might not be serious about really addressing de-nuclearization, according to a survey by .
The world watches on after Trump once more showed signs of acting erratically on the international stage, , calling the G7 summit鈥檚 host, Canada鈥檚 prime minister Justin Trudeau, 鈥渄ishonest and week鈥. Until just a few weeks ago, Trump and Trudeau were seen to have a good working relationship. On the other hand, Trump has in the past called Kim Jong-un 鈥渞ocket man鈥 and a 鈥渟ick puppy鈥.
Many observers of international politics have given up on trying to figure out Trump鈥檚 foreign policy goals, other than acting out spats of aggressive behavior towards friends and foes alike. Some think Trump is and might not always , or he could be struggling with mental health problems that prevent him from acting in a coherent and rational manner.
Diplomacy
Approval of North Korea Talks, Doubts About Seriousness

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This chart shows U.S. respondents who (dis)approve of U.S.-North Korea talks and think NK's leadership is (not) serious about addressing its nuclear program (in percent)




















