President Donald Trump avoided a trade war, for now, with Canada and Mexico after the two U.S. allies offered plans Monday to reduce illegal immigration and drug trafficking into the United States. Mere hours before the president’s new 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada were to go into effect both Mexican President

Trump knows the United States has more leverage over its neighbors than they do over his country. But exploiting that position of strength could cause a historic rupture.