How Trump the ‘master deal-maker’ failed when it came to negotiating with the Taliban in Afghanistan

By Philip A. Berry, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King's College London

News that Ukraine may be ready to sign a deal granting the US joint development rights to its minerals in the hope of a future security guarantee may be seen as a win by Donald Trump’s supporters who criticised Joe Biden’s unconditional support for Ukraine. After all, whether and how this agreement will actually protect Ukraine from continuing Russian aggression remains unclear.

But Kyiv will be well aware that Trump’s track record as an international deal broker is less than stellar, despite…

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