Modern Slavery & International Relations

Monti Datta, associate professor of political science, is an expert on modern day slavery and is currently studying global perceptions of the United States. Datta has also traveled extensively to Asia including a recent trip this summer with students to Thailand and Cambodia.

Until Trump, a sitting American president had never visited with a North Korean head of state while in office. Prior to Trump’s tenure, the highest-level visit between these two countries ever was former President Bill Clinton’s trip to Pyongyang in 2009.

Although Trump is still far from being beloved among South Koreans, they see his meetings with Kim as a good thing overall for the Korean peninsula. Confidence in Trump has risen, from 17% in 2017 to 44% in 2018 among people in South Korea. -- via Datta in his piece, "3 countries where Trump is popular" via The Conversation.

Contact Lindsey Grow (lcampbe4@richmond.edu), media relations specialist, to connect with Datta.