Confidence is the most fragile asset in the global economy. Markets run on it. Alliances depend on it. Deterrence requires it. And right now, the United States—the country that has long supplied much of that confidence to the world—is projecting the opposite.

The problem begins with a simple but dangerous reality: there is no clear message coming from the White House. When the president of the United States speaks, the world expects direction. Instead, it often hears something closer to improvisation. Policy pronouncements are vague, sometimes contradictory, and frequently followed by clarifications—or outright contradictions—from members of the administration.

This confusion is not a minor communications failure. It is a strategic liability.

In a functioning administration, cabinet officials and senior advisers reinforce the president’s message. They amplify it, explain it, and implement it. Today, however, different components of the........

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