During the run-up to the Brexit referendum, Boris Johnson was famous for saying that the UK could “have its cake and eat it, too;” a deal giving the UK everything it wanted, with no trade-offs, was available if only its negotiators would take a stronger stand. He’s still saying it today even though the EU has done nothing to soften its position, and the clock is ticking on a disastrous no-deal exit.
Trump’s position on the Iran deal, NAFTA, and practically every other American agreement is the same: a much better deal is out there if we are willing to throw our weight around a bit more.
The NAFTA talks reportedly are on the verge of collapse. The other parties to the Iran deal have no interest in renegotiating it.
Any predictions on how this is going to turn out?