President Trump’s diplomacy at the Singapore summit has upended what has become normal diplomatic procedure. But his method has firm historical precedent. Instead of the American president showing up to seal negotiations conducted by staff over a period of years, Trump is conducting negotiations himself, in front of the entire world.
Like watching the slaughter and butchering of an animal before it is cooked for dinner, it may be too much for some observers. They may prefer their diplomatic solutions served up on a plate, or at least in a plastic-covered Styrofoam platter.
Trump and Kim Jong Un concluded their historic summit meeting with an agreement to pursue the “complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” Notably, the agreement was aspirational, and did not contain the details of how compliance would be verified or denuclearization would be made irreversible. That, Trump said, will be negotiated in future meetings.
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