President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marks a failure of communications and messaging by both sides, says Jenny Town, managing editor of the think tank 38 North, a website that tracks developments in North Korea for the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank. Town explains what needs to be done for the two sides to negotiate in good faith while CQ cybersecurity editor Patrick Pexton explains how it’s playing on Capitol Hill.

Show Notes:

• Trump Confirms Pompeo Met With North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
• Trump Breaks With New Security Adviser Bolton on North Korea Plan