And Germany’s economic performance in recent years has been impressive. But if we want to understand Germany’s role in the future, we need to understand the challenges it faces today.

More damaging than the tariffs themselves is the uncertainty the White House has created, said Wendy Edelberg, senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, in an interview with CNN.

Last year, the organization ranked Wilmington at No. 7 among 400 other American cities, due to its steady economic growth. At the time, Wilmington had jumped up 14 places in the index’s ranking ...