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U.S. Risks Coming Across As 'Grumpy Aggressor' In Run-Up To Olympics, Scholar Says

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Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in prior to their meeting at the presidential office Blue House in Seoul Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Kim Hee-chul/Pool Photo via AP)
Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in prior to their meeting at the presidential office Blue House in Seoul Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Kim Hee-chul/Pool Photo via AP)

The Winter Olympics will include North Korean athletes, and will play out amid tensions over Kim Jong Un's nuclear program.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson looks at the political and diplomatic maneuvering ahead of the games with Sung-Yoon Lee, professor of Korean studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

This segment aired on February 8, 2018.

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