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blackbootz · 2256 days ago · link · · parent · post: Winter Olympics: Kim Jong-un calls for further reconciliation
I am still agonizing about whether or not to study abroad in Seoul this September through December. While I believe that Kim Jong-un desires the long-term preservation of his regime, and acts rationally with that end in mind, Trump is still a categorical wild card. It's hard for me to rule out Trump simply starting a war in North Korea if he thinks he's losing too much popularity with his base. Commanders-in-chief are more popular, and he's so unpredictable as to create total uncertainty. My not having a semester abroad in Seoul is hardly the only cost to Trump's baser instincts.