Joseph S. Nye, Professor, Harvard University
Jul 17, 2019
US President Donald Trump has been accused of weaponizing economic globalization. Sanctions, tariffs, and the restriction of access to dollars have been major instruments of his foreign policy, and he has been unconstrained by allies, institutions, or rules in using them.
Jun 30, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Jun 26, 2019
Blinded by a surging stock market and a 50-year low in the unemployment rate, few dare to challenge the wisdom of US economic policy. Instant gratification has compromised the rigor of objective and disciplined analysis. Big mistake. The toxic combination of ill-timed fiscal stimulus, aggressive imposition of tariffs, and unprecedented attacks on the Federal Reserve demands a far more critical assessment of Trumponomics.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Jun 18, 2019
President Trump’s childish whims on trade issues can be an opportunity for diplomats who stick to the high ground.
May 28, 2019
President says he doesn’t think they violate U.N. resolutions, acknowledges disagreement with advisers.
May 27, 2019
China would like to make a deal, U.S. president says in Japan. Tariffs on Chinese goods could go up ‘very easily,’ he says
James H. Nolt, Adjunct Professor at New York University
May 24, 2019
President Trump never intended to resolve the trade war he created with China. Instead, he will leverage his tariffs to blackmail China into following his way.
May 24, 2019
President Donald Trump said on Thursday U.S. complaints against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd might be resolved within the framework of a U.S.-China trade deal, while at the same time calling the Chinese telecommunications giant “very dangerous.”
Donald J. Trump, US President
May 20, 2019
“China is obviously not doing well like us.”