Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner
- Posted on March 18, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner

Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr