Where to place one’s attention is the first, most important choice in good intelligence-gathering and decision-making, particularly in a period in which many distractions vie for our attention.
With the two countries’ blustery and provocative leaders, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, much of the media attention on the developments between North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the United States focuses on these men and their personalities. The situation can be better understood by looking at events that have garnered less media focus, several of which break with long-held precedents or which involve other parties, as well as the overall momentum of events.