William Keylor

North Korea Defends Its Nuclear Weapons One Day After It’s Suggested Country May Give Them Up

March 7, 2018

Newsweek William Keylor North Korea’s state newspaper ran a column defending its nuclear arsenal Wednesday, a day after South Korean envoys indicated that North Korea was interested in “candid talks” with the United States involving possible denuclearization… Expert quote: “Without nuclear weapons, North Korea is a state with a fourth-world economy and no allies, other than […]

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For Ambitious Macron, Trump’s America First is Welcome Step

February 5, 2018

The Globe Post William Keylor President Donald J. Trump will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron sometime this spring for the first state dinner of his presidency… Expert quote: “Mr. Macron seems to have found the secret to establishing a cordial relationship with Mr. Trump: Put on a spectacular show.” View full article

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Donald Trump blasts ‘Rocket Man’ at United Nations

September 20, 2017

Boston Herald William Keylor President Trump brought his disruptor-in-chief style to the United Nations in a blunt speech yesterday, warning that the U.S. may have “no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” slamming Iran as an “economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed and chaos” and proclaiming that some parts of […]

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Presidents Trump and Macron exchange warmth in Paris

July 14, 2017

CGTN America quoting William Keylor, Pardee School of Global Studies/ College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “France celebrated Bastille Day with an honorary guest from America…” Expert reference: “William Keylor, Professor of International Relations at Boston University, breaks down the high and low points of President Trump’s Paris visit.” View full article.   

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China Suspends Fuel Sales To North Korea Amid Tense Times

June 28, 2017

International Business Times quoting William Keylor, Pardee School of Global Studies/ College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “The China National Petroleum Corporation, the country’s state-owned gas and oil company, has ceased sales to North Korea due to fear of lack of payment according to a Reuters report Wednesday…” Expert quote: “This move is reputed to […]

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France’s Le Pen looks to ride outsider wave

April 5, 2017

Boston Herald William Keylor, College of Arts and Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate whose recent surge in the polls has analysts comparing the charismatic politician to President Trump, could ride the global populist wave that landed the New York billionaire in the White House to an […]

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France’s Le Pen looks to ride outsider wave

April 5, 2017

Boston Herald William Keylor, College of Arts and Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate whose recent surge in the polls has analysts comparing the charismatic politician to President Trump, could ride the global populist wave that landed the New York billionaire in the White House to an […]

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Rex Tillerson, China turn up heat on N. Korea

March 21, 2017

Boston Herald William Keylor, Pardee School of Global Studies & College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “China’s willingness to pressure North Korea into backing off of its nuclear ambitions is a key to getting results on the volatile Asian peninsula, Korea watchers said…” Expert quote: “In recent days, Tillerson stressed that “all options […]

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Iran criticizes ‘clear insult,’ bars Americans from visiting

January 31, 2017

Boston Herald William Keylor, Pardee School of Global Studies Iran fired back at President Trump’s order preventing its citizens from entering the United States by blocking Americans wishing to enter the Middle Eastern country, as officials in Tehran called the move “a clear insult to the Islamic world.”… Expert Quote: “It’s going to cause a […]

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Trump: Only ‘stupid’ people and ‘fools’ think good relations with Kremlin bad

January 9, 2017

Boston Herald William Keylor, Pardee School/College of Arts & Sciences President-elect Donald Trump said yesterday that “only ‘stupid’ people or fools” would dismiss closer ties with Russia and suggested warmer relations between the two countries would help solve “some of the many great and pressing problems and issues of the world,” a claim that local […]

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