According to Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science, the efforts to get a trade deal with China may have unintentionally harmed the North Korea talks. "The Trump administration, more so than any previous administration, has been willing to link security and economic issues," says Gueorguiev. "You could make the argument that going too quick on the trade negotiations reduced the leverage on the North Korea negotiations." Read more in the Washington Examiner article "China loses leverage with Trump as North Korea talks stall."

Gueorguiev was also quoted in the Washington Examiner article "Going back and forth on China trade threats, never fully backing off, is a pattern for Trump."

03/01/19