As a paranoid Pyongyang embraces its nuclear programme, disowns South Korea and redraws its boundaries, flashpoints are growing. The US must move to defuse the situation or risk a pyrrhic victory in a nuclear war.
Book by Monty Python star turned travel writer is based on documentary he made about the country, with much of his visit choreographed well in advance. But he still avoids the tired stereotypes that stop attempts to understand the North.
North Korea is in purdah and the signs are not positive, but Trump is open to a quick deal, and a third summit might just happen this year if South Korea steps into the breach.