The time may have come for President Donald Trump to consider a new approach for a new era. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Michael Czinkota
Have Trump’s aggressive trade policies been more successful than Reagan’s at cutting the US trade deficit?
Both Trump and Reagan made tackling the US trade deficit a priority and moved to protect American competitive interests
Trump’s deficit is bigger and his policy moves are louder and clearer but, as US influence wanes, it may be time for a more enlightened policy direction
Professor Michael Czinkota teaches international marketing and business at Georgetown University. His most recent book is In Search for the Soul of International Business. He served as deputy assistant secretary in the US Department of Commerce in the Reagan and Bush administrations.