In the past few weeks, North Korean watchers have been confronted with a sight they do not see frequently: Americans outsmarting North Koreans.
Usually, the opposite is the case. North Korea might be a failing state, balancing on the verge of famine, but when it comes to diplomatic games, North Korean politicians are second to none.
They have studied the dangerous art of manipulating great powers since the 1960s, when they played Russians and Chinese against one another.
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