Donald Trump’s demolition theory of foreign policy won’t work
Even if the president strikes a deal with North Korea, his approach will harm America and the world
PICTURE this: next week in Singapore President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un crown their summit with a pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. A few days later America and China step back from a trade war, promising to settle their differences. And in the summer, as sanctions bite, the streets of Tehran rise up to cast off the Iranian regime.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Demolition man”
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