Just a week ago one of the biggest flashpoints in global trade policy — the renegotiation of Nafta — was successfully resolved, as Donald Trump eked out a last-minute compromise with Canada and Mexico after months of tense negotiations.
Everyone, especially the car workers in border towns like Windsor, Ontario, which I visited last month, was on eggshells waiting to see if a deal could finally be hatched.
The United States-Mexico-Canada agreement was hailed by Mr Trump as a major victory. It cements two primary goals at this point in his presidency — to fulfil a key campaign pledge ahead of midterm elections, and to focus all of his trade wrath against China by reaching truces with America’s long-term allies.
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