{"id":35069,"date":"2018-03-25T14:36:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T14:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/25\/obama-in-japan-says-north-koreas-isolation-means-less-leverage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:40:19","slug":"obama-in-japan-says-north-koreas-isolation-means-less-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/25\/obama-in-japan-says-north-koreas-isolation-means-less-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama, in Japan, says North Korea&#8217;s isolation means less leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOKYO \u2014 Former President Barack Obama said Sunday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/21\/north-korea-says-its-diplomatic-moves-are-not-a-sign-of-weakness\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">negotiations with North Korea<\/a> on its nuclear weapons program are difficult, partly because the country\u2019s isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea is an example of a country that is so far out of the international norms and so disconnected with the rest of the world,\u201d Obama told a packed hall in Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/13\/mcmaster-maximum-pressure-on-north-korea-until-progress\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">effort to get North Korea to give up nuclear weapons<\/a> remains difficult, but said countries working together, including China, South Korea and Japan, to pressure the North is better than nations working alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/20\/us-south-korean-military-exercises-to-begin-april-1\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079043532847.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US-South Korean military exercises to begin April 1<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">At a potentially pivotal moment of diplomacy with North Korea, the Pentagon said Monday that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that had been postponed for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin April 1.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that past U.S. efforts on Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons were more successful because there was more leverage, but that there\u2019s little commerce and travel with North Korea to being with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat makes them less subject to these kinds of negotiations,\u201d he said of North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama was speaking at an event sponsored by a Japanese nonprofit group during an Asia-Pacific trip that included earlier stops in Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. Obama\u2019s work after leaving office has been focused on nurturing young leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18084205343742.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18084205343742.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18084205343742.jpg.jpg?resize=300,179 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18084205343742.jpg.jpg?resize=768,459 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this image made from video, former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in an event sponsored by a Japanese nonprofit group, in Tokyo, Sunday, March 25, 2018. Obama said negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program are difficult, partly because the country&#8217;s isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama, welcomed by a standing ovation, said that the U.S.-Japan alliance remains strong, and that the U.S. is committed to defending Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea is a real threat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur view has always been that we would prefer to resolve these issues peacefully,\u201d he said, adding that otherwise \u201cthe cost in terms of human life would be significant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He acknowledged that progress on a nuclear-free world will likely take a long time as long as Russia and the U.S. can\u2019t agree to reduce their stockpiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama also reflected on his 2016 visit to Hiroshima, one of two Japanese cities where the U.S. dropped atomic bombs in the closing days of World War II. His visit was the first by an American president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost all American presidents tend to be relatively popular in Japan, which views the U.S. as its most important ally. 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