#TariffsPause As Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, for all except China, much transatlantic activity has followed. It is becoming clear to Trump and company that there are no ‘easy wins’ to fix the American economy, just as there are no ‘easy deals’ to end the war in Ukraine.

His first 100 days in office have been disruptive, chaotic, and have dented brand America in all spheres of statecraft. In the comforting semantics of the long run, one might still argue it’s all to make America great again—but by every other logic, it’s strategic stupidity at a level even Trump’s worst critics hadn’t anticipated.