Trump cancels new sanctions on N. Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the regime. Trump was initially thought to be referring to sanctions the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies accused of helping the North […]
Trump holds out hope for deal with North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced hope that a nuclear deal with North Korea will be reached in the future. Trump held his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, but they failed to bridge their gaps on the issue of dismantling the North’s nuclear weapons program and […]
Trump slams military drills after N.K. summit ends without deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he doesn’t want military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea because they are expensive and unhelpful for diplomacy with North Korea. Trump made the remark on Twitter a day after the allies announced an end to two major combined exercises — Key Resolve and Foal Eagle. […]
N. Korean leader in Hanoi for talks with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un checked into a Hanoi hotel Tuesday on the eve of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump expected to focus on trading his nuclear program for economic and political rewards. A bulletproof Mercedes S600 Pullman Guard carrying Kim arrived at the five-star Melia hotel in downtown Hanoi after a two-hour, […]
(2nd LD) (US-NK summit) Kim’s train runs in inland China for summit with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s special train arrived in the central Chinese town of Changsha on Monday on its way to Vietnam for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump later this week, a source said. The train arrived in Changsha of Hunan Province around 1:10 p.m. after passing through the city of Wuhan earlier […]
Abe’s advice to Xi meeting Trump at trade war dinner
When Chinese President Xi Jinping sat across the table from his US counterpart Donald Trump in Argentina last weekend, he exuded quiet confidence and impressed the Americans with a detailed presentation that led to a truce in the trade war between the two countries. But a month earlier at a dinner in Beijing with Japanese […]
Nostalgia and Romanticism: Populism and the Rise of Identity Politics
Politically, the world is more dangerous and unpredictable than it was just a couple of years ago. Seemingly overnight, following Britain’s unexpected vote on June 23, 2016, to withdraw from the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as US president in November of the same year, confidence in liberal democracy is at a […]
Can Trump and Kim Work It Out Despite Past Failures?
It was a riveting moment. Two enemies talking for a change. The Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea raised the prospect not only of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons but also of a strategic realignment in Northeast Asia. In Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s […]
Trump’s Trade Wars Are Incoherent, Angry and Misguided
The US Constitution vests authority in Congress to collect duties and to “regulate commerce with foreign nations.” But over the course of the 20th century, Congress delegated some of that authority to the president through legislation. Although the purpose was, ultimately, to facilitate the process of reducing tariffs, President Donald Trump has systematically weaponized a few statutes […]
Trump on North Korea’s denuclearization
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that there is “no time limit” on dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, appearing to take a step back from earlier demands for immediate denuclearization. Trump’s remarks came a month after his historic summit with Kim Jong-un, during which the North Korean leader committed to work toward the “complete […]
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