Dress rehearsals

Through a threatening letter from his staff, U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled (but possibly delayed) the scheduled June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, blaming his decision on the lack of acquiescence by the Pyongyang government, and warning that the U.S. military is “ready if necessary”. However, beyond his big words, nobody is fully convinced by his reasons. “Expectations were overblown for the North Korea summit, and there are legitimate reasons to question whether Kim Jong-un is serious about giving up its nuclear weapons, but Trump’s letter is an overreaction and ignores the role that top officials played in provoking this crisis”, Mrs. Kelsey Davenport, Director for Non-Proliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, said.

A sculpture titled Trattenere 6, 8, 12 anni di crescita (Continuerà a crescere tranne che in quel punto) | Holding 6, 8, 12 years of growth (It will continue to grow except at that point), by Giuseppe Penone, part of an exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, United Kingdom. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA.