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Master of the No Deal
Alan Zendell, May 28, 2019 The Master of the Deal flew off to Japan this holiday weekend to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of his few reliable allies in east Asia. When North Korea was firing ballistic missiles … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, china, japan, Japanese cars, Joe Biden, Kim Jong Un, Memorial Day, misdirection, Missiles, negotiating style, North Korea, russia, Shinzo Abe, tariffs, trade deals, trade wars
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Trump is on the 2018 Ballot
Alan Zendell, October 15, 2018 Ever since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president he has made it clear that he has no respect for the Federal Reserve Board and the economic models they use to maintain a stable economic … Continue reading
Life After Singapore
Alan Zendell, June 13, 2018 Now that things have percolated for a day, it turns out that I do have some thoughts about the Trump-Kim Summit. Ever since Ronald Reagan used the phrase “Trust but Verify,” it has been America’s … Continue reading
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Tagged china, deal making, denuclearization, george w bush, Kim Jong Un, Mel Broooks, Putin, troop withdrawal, Trump, trust, verificationn
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Trade Wars
Alan Zendell, June 1, 2018 It seems that Donald Trump was serious when he said trade wars are good, although his chimeric, narcissistic nature suggests that we should not infer anything specific until it actually happens. Talk is cheap, and … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic alliance, canada, china, Coors beer, europe, European Union, Jeffrey Sachs, Kentucky Bourbon, Martin Kettle, mexico, NAFTA, tariffs, The Guardian, TPP, Trudeau, World Trade Organization, xenophobia
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R. E. S. P. E. C. T.
Alan Zendell, November 11, 2017 Aretha Franklin belted it out loud and clear. The president’s Asia trip has more than anything been a test of how much powerful foreign leaders respect him. The media has been filled with reports and … Continue reading
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Tagged asia trip, china, congress, election meddling, Kim Jong Un, lies, morality, North Korea, Putin, russia, Shinzo Abe, Trump, xi Jinping
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Korea
Alan Zendell, July 7, 2017 Given the history of Korea since World War II, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that it’s the mess it is today. We like to think of the Korea problem as an example of the Good Guys … Continue reading
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Tagged china, cold war, deal making, diplomacy, douglas macarthur, Hyundai, ICBMs, japan, Kim Jong Un, korea, North Korea, nuclear threat, Samsung, soviet expansion, Trump, United Nations
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