Let's get an expert's take on this weekend's meeting in Sweden between working-level officials of North Korea and the United States on the regime's denuclearization.<br />I'm glad to say we are joined on Skype by Dr. Mark P. Barry, an independent Asian affairs analyst who has followed U.S.-North Korea relations for nearly 30 years.<br /><br /><br />Mark, the two sides haven't sat down since the Hanoi summit collapsed with no deal around eight months ago, given this is their first face-to-face since February, what are your expectations for the discussions in Sweden?<br />Things have changed since Hanoi President Trump has floated a "new method" of moving forward, John Bolton is out of the White House, Kim Yong-chol is no longer the head of the North's delegation and we are closer to the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Trump will want a big foreign policy win that he can sell to voters. Do these factors mean the U.S. will provide the flexibility North Korea has been demanding for so long?<br />Many were surprised when North Korea launched a ballistic missile days ahead of this meeting in Sweden. The timing of these launches are never a coincidence, of course. Why did the regime pull this potentially-risky move so close to these talks?<br />Before we let you go, do you expect Kim Jong-un and President Trump to hold a third summit soon? If so, when do you think it'll happen... and where? AND.... any chance of Kim heading to the U.S. or Trump going the other way?<br />Ok, thanks for your perspective. We'll have to see how this weekend unfolds. Dr. Mark P. Barry, thanks for joining us.<br />
