How Harvard Can Out-Negotiate Trump
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President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed great negotiator, has fumbled at the bargaining table once more.
He failed to intimidate India and China in trade talks, setting the stage for inflation to rise and for America’s greatest rivals to unite. His ingratiating groveling to Russian President Vladimir Putin was unable to bring about the ceasefire he promised—despite entering negotiations with the upper hand. Now, the “great negotiator” seems to have lost his cards again in his epic standoff with the world’s top-rated university.
Originally published: September 5, 2025
Author: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Philip J. Hanlon
Position: President, Former President
Institution: Dartmouth College, Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute
Published by: Time