The Atlantic (August 14)
“After making a show of getting tough on China, President Donald Trump desperately needs a trade agreement to prove that his disruptive tactics get results.” This desperation has again postponed additional tariffs on China, which “would have hurt business between the world’s two largest economies. But the president’s newfound willingness to allow the export of vital AI chips to China indicates that an eventual deal could imperil American interests. Eager for a pact, Trump may give up more than he receives.”
Tags: AI chips, American interests, China, Desperation, Disruptive tactics, Eager, Export, Imperil, Pact, Postponed, Results, Tariffs, Tough, Trade agreement, Trump
Time (January 22)
“Trump’s desperation for a North Korea deal may play into Kim’s hand.” An overeager Trump might sign a sweet sounding, but dangerous, peace agreement that leaves the region more war prone, especially if it removes the rationale for stationing U.S. troops nearby. “What does this mean for South Korea? Worst case scenario is that it’s left exposed and isolated by the U.S. with a fanatical foe just miles away.”
Tags: Dangerous, Deal, Desperation, Exposed, Isolated, Kim, North Korea, Overeager, Peace, South Korea, Troops, Trump, U.S., War
New York Times (March 26)
Rather than “a sign of rising self-assuredness,” President Trump’s recent actions reveal the president to be “growing increasingly irascible as his sense of desperation surges. The world is closing in on Trump and he is in an existential fight for his own survival. This is precisely what makes him so dangerous.” He is becoming a growing “threat to the country.” The U.S. presidency brings “awesome power, and Trump will harness and deploy it all as guard and guarantee against his own demise.”
New York Times (October 4)
Vladimir Putin is again “on the move.” This time it’s Syria. “Once again, American foreign policy analysts can’t agree on whether he’s acting out of brilliance or desperation.”
Tags: Analysts, Brilliance, Desperation, Foreign policy, Putin, Syria, U.S.
Bloomberg (February 14)
The proposed merger of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext is “more desperation than love.” When NYSE merged with Euronext in June 2007, the two companies executed 64% of all trades in NYSE-listed stocks and ETFs. By January 2011, the figure had dropped to 33.9%. There is little to guarantee this newest merger proposal will be any more successful in reviving the fortunes of either exchange.
Tags: Desperation, Deutsche Börse, Exchanges, NYSE Euronext
