Just last Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would be taking his fourth trip to North Korea this week, where he would announce Stephen Biegun as special envoy to Pyongyang. A day later, President Trump cancelled the trip, citing the lack of progress in negotiations. USIP’s Frank Aum looks at the ramifications of the trip cancellation for the ongoing talks and what it could signal about U.S. policy moving forward in this article.