The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News, stated that he plans to resume negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. During the interview, Trump recalled having good relations with Kim Jong Un during his first presidential term.

North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.

Robert Carlin and Hecker write a hypothetical Kim-to-Trump letter based on their understanding of the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

The canal, which was once owned by the United States but was handed over to Panama decades ago, gives vessels a much shorter route between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. While the two countries could end up resolving the issue,