Amid Talks In Korea, The US Hand Displayed

President Donald Trump, right, listens to Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
President Donald Trump, right, listens to Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 AP Photo/Susan Walsh
President Donald Trump, right, listens to Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
President Donald Trump, right, listens to Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Amid Talks In Korea, The US Hand Displayed

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As North Korea and South Korea meet for high-level peace talks, the Trump administration’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, is eager to throw into the affair.

In an article for The Atlantic called “The World According to H.R. McMaster,” global affairs staff writer Uri Freidman discusses the former general’s ideology around a possible nuclear confrontation. As many consider South Korea’s arguing position in violation of sanctions against the North, they’re also concerned with the U.S. commitment to peace and strong alliances.

Friedman joins Worldview to discuss his article and the U.S. stance on Korean negotiations.