New Asia Leaders Will Shake Up Korea

Of course, all of these leaders in Northeast Asia will likely be reacting to what Kim Jong-un does next. There may be some small sliver of possibility that he will undertake reforms and denuclearization, but the much greater possibility is that the pendulum in the North will swing back to a more confrontational and provocative stance in the months and years ahead - as it always has. Then, we will have to see how well the other five leaders - most of whom will have barely met - can work together.