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    Kim Jong Un’s Propaganda Victory

    With its selfies and presidential photo ops, the Singapore summit seemed to normalize Kim on the world stage.
    by Krishnadev Calamur Jun 12, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: Kevin Lim / The Straits Times / Reuters

    Kim Jong Un is probably feeling pretty good right now. A year ago, the North Korean leader was trading threats with President Trump; on Tuesday, he was shaking hands with him in Singapore. And in what must count as the swiftest political rehabilitation since the Soviets freed political prisoners after Khrushchev denounced Stalin, Trump called Kim “a very talented man” who “loves his country very much.”

    What Trump received in exchange for those kind words was an assurance of denuclearization—but with no timeline for when that will happen or whether the process will be open to international inspectors. What Kim

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