The Art of Appeasement: Trump's Gamble on North Korea President Donald Trump has ordered a significant reduction in joint US South Korea military drills, citing their cost and hostility to North Korea.
This move appears to be part of Trump's ongoing effort to re engage Pyongyang diplomatically, but the motivations behind it are complex.
Trump's decision to scale back the exercises, which have been a cornerstone of US South Korea relations for decades, has sent shockwaves throughout the region and beyond.