‘Natural’ Opportunities for Dialogue with North Korea

Jul 9, 2025 | Saleem Ali
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As President Trump considers ways to reengage with North Korea, he might consider environmental cooperation as a way to open a new opportunity for dialogue. Although the president is not keen to show any “green stripes”, his son Donald Jr. has a passion for wild spaces, albeit for hunting and fishing. Don Jr. has even favored some conservation stances against mining to maintain habitat in Alaska. The Changbaishan region is at the southern edge of the habitat for the largest tiger species in the world, the Amur or Siberian Tiger which is critically endangered with less than 500 individuals remaining in the wild. Conservation and wildlife tourism efforts around natural areas may be a new conversation starter between the Trump and Kim families.