Trump's North Korea summit failed because he doesn't understand what Kim Jong Un really wants

President Donald Trump’s apparent desire to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his negotiations with North Korea was one of the casualties of the Hanoi summit at the end of February. But it also offers more clues about what exactly it is the enigmatic Kim Jong Un wants.The president went to summit with the goal of trading the removal of U.S. sanctions for the complete elimination of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. It also appears that the North Koreans were surprised by what the U.S. delegation knew about secret North Korean facilities.One of Trump’s biggest mistakes was his assumption that Kim needs the U.S. to dramatically improve its economic situation, and thus the nukes for sanctions trade makes sense. Moon is likely to press the Trump administration to allow inter-Korean economic development and humanitarian assistance outside the existing sanctions.Many Japanese leaders on the other hand were concerned that the Trump administration would ignore their concerns about North Korea’s short-range missiles that threaten Tokyo in a desire to achieve a breakthrough. But the problem that is North Korea remains after Hanoi.In every crisis there is often an opportunity, and the Trump administration must now create a more holistic approach as it continues to work with Pyongyang and negotiate the changing nature of international security in northeast Asia.