Trump’s ‘Maximum-Pressure’ Strategy for North Korea and Iran Will Fail

Last week at the United Nations, President Donald Trump claimed his administration had made progress in contending with North Korea, and promised to repeat the same feat with Iran. Heaping praise on North Korea and scorn on Iran, he told reporters, “It doesn’t matter what world leaders think of Iran. Iran’s going to come back to me and they’re going to make a good deal.” Clearly, Trump believes his strategy of maximum pressure—economic sanctions, diplomatic isolation, and even threat of war—will result in historic deals with North Korea and Iran. But even if developments with North Korea have given Trump reason for hope, this is not going to be a winning strategy.Read More…