On February 27 and 28, 2019, United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Hanoi, Vietnam for the second US-North Korea Summit. While the pair’s historic first meeting last year was hailed as a major milestone, the results were lackluster. After nearly a year of continued negotiations, concrete steps to reducing both North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and US economic sanctions on the country have yet to be seen. The Rising Powers, meanwhile, are holding their breaths for the second round. Read more here.