'Trump always chickens out' is starting to look more like 'the man always gets his way'

A container ship en route from the United States to Antwerp. The US has imposed 10% tariffs on EU goods without any retaliation so far from Brussels. Photograph: EPA Keeping The Donald happy is a preoccupation these days. Europe has promised to increase defence spending, with Nato head Mark Rutte buttering up the US president in a message praising his action in Iran - and later referring to "daddy" using strong language to achieve a ceasefire between that country and Israel. And in the economic arena, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced late on Thursday that G7 countries had agreed…