Dennis Rodman the Diplomat

A peculiar event took place this week, as news of former-NBA star Dennis Rodman’s visit to North Korea was publicized. Dennis Rodman had originally gone there to film a documentary of a North Korean basketball exhibition game along with three Harlem Globetrotters. Kim Jong-un met Rodman at the game and expressed his love for basketball. The leader then invited them to his palace for a party. Some speculate Kim Jong-un’s public meetings with Dennis Rodman are a way to hide his true intentions from the world. Kim told Rodman that he hoped their encounter would improve North Korea to American relations. However, it is most likely not one of his true goals to befriend the U.S. I think this event is more of a public stunt rather than a diplomatic meeting, as some people joke. In one trip, the mysterious North Korea was suddenly visited by a former NBA star who probably was unaware of what was going on around him. It just seems funny to me.