Peace in the Korean peninsula?

Three inter-Korean summits from Panmunjom to Pyongyang last year opened a peace window, and Kim and Trump's meeting in Singapore made history.

Whether the US and DPRK are able to further establish mutual trust to make new breakthroughs on denuclearization in 2019 remains to be seen.

There are a number of possibilities that could lead to further peace in 2019. Trump could conceivably gain political capital ahead of the 2020 presidential election if he can point to achievements in the Korean peninsula. DPRK hasn't altered its goal of realizing peace in the peninsula, and a normalization of ties between the US and DPRK could help address the nuclear issue.

Experts predict that tensions will continue to ease in 2019.