Although not without risks, the chance to host the US-North Korea summit is an exceptional chance for a country like Mongolia to raise its global profile.

After a successful Winter Olympics, inter-Korean relations are heading in the right direction with the North-South Summit on April 27.

While there is an argument that the U.S. strike on Syria will deter it, in reality the strike is likely to have little impact on North Korea’s calculus.

While denuclearization will be the focus, the most sensitive and difficult potential agenda item for the inter-Korean summit is human rights. 

North Korea’s strategy is likely to exploit nuclear weapons as a deterrence against American and South Korean retaliation to its own aggressions.

Ahead of negotiations, the North Korean government can boost their credibility by proactively addressing nuclear safety and security.