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With New North Korea-US Talks Likely, Will a Deal Result?

Christy Lee

   WASHINGTON - Promised talks this month between the United States and
   North Korea will give President Donald Trump yet another chance to
   conclude a deal with the reclusive nation, something that has eluded
   several of his predecessors.

   But after three summits and more than two years of on-and-off talks,
   some analysts are asking just how well Trump's self-proclaimed prowess
   as a dealmaker translates to the world of diplomacy.

   This week, [1]Pyongyang said it is willing to meet with Washington
   later in September through a message conveyed in its state media Korea
   Central News Agency (KCNA).

   "I think the record is beginning to become clear that he is not as
   great a dealmaker as he believes and as he has advertised," said
   Alexander Vershbow, who served as an ambassador to South Korea during
   the George W. Bush administration.

   Trump has presented himself as a master dealmaker who can transfer his
   business dealmaking skills into the world of politics and diplomacy
   since announcing his candidacy in 2015.

   "I make a good deal," Trump said as he prepared for his presidential
   bid for the White House in 2015.

     "I make good deals. That's what I do. I would make great deals for
     our country." - my [2]@SRQRepublicans speech
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [3]May 21, 2015

   "Deals are my art forms," said the author of "The Art of the Deal" in
   2014. "I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my
   kicks."

     Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully or write
     poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get
     my kicks.
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [4]December 29, 2014

   Christopher Hill, a chief U.S. negotiator in nuclear talks with North
   Korea during the George W. Bush administration, said, "I'm skeptical
   that that type of business dealmaking can really translate into
   diplomatic so-called dealmaking."

   Opportunity

   Wendy Sherman, who served as North Korea policy coordinator during the
   administration of President Bill Clinton, said if Trump didn't get a
   deal in the real estate development market, he could seek another
   opportunity.

   "But when it comes to war and peace, when it comes to the economic
   prosperity of the United States, things are little bit more
   complicated," Sherman said.

References

   1. https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1568043559-170847353/dprk-first-vice-foreign-minister-issues-statement/
   2. https://twitter.com/SRQRepublicans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/601537150086176768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/549590421190770688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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