The collapse of the North Korea summit is perhaps the most predictable thing that has happened in politics since Trump got inaugurated. His negotiation style is entirely that of a real estate guy. Take it or leave it. The problem, of course, is that unlike a two bedroom apartment, there are no other buyers waiting to potentially buy it if the first buyer falls apart. If you don't sell that unit, someone else will.
In diplomacy, there is no fallback buyer. Trump - being stupid, incurious and hidebound - was never going to learn this. Like so much of his presidency, it a failure born of his own limitations.
There will be more.
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