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Last week's summit meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended abruptly without a deal. What went wrong?

In this episode of the Asia Abridged podcast, Asia Society Policy Institute expert Daniel Russel explains why Trump's method of dealing with the North Korean nuclear crisis — one relying heavily on personal diplomacy between the two leaders themselves — has not worked to the advantage of the United States.

Here's more from Russel on the failure of the Trump/Kim talks, and here's the complete video of his appearance at Asia Society with Carol Giacomo of the New York Times.