Troy Stangarone on Trump’s Weakened Hand Going into North Korea Talks

KEI Visiting Senior Fellow Troy Stangarone spoke with the South China Morning Post about why President Trump enters any talks with North Korea from a weakened negotiating position.

“In reducing the US-Korea military exercises, Trump has gone off his own playbook of seeking leverage and instead given it away,” Troy Stangarone says.

Read the full article, “Why China may have little to lose as ‘weakened’ Trump seeks North Korea talks,” published August 22, 2026, by clicking here.

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