As far as I can tell, countries are not capitulating. They're organising. I do think it's fair to translate it into stupidity. Alienating your allies for tempo

As far as I can tell, countries are not capitulating. They're organising. I do think it's fair to translate it into stupidity. Alienating your allies for temporary gains is stupid, especially when it fails and does terrifying amounts of damage to the world economy. As a Canadian, I'd say that Trump broke something that will take generations to repair.