US EditionMark Carney's Warning and Its Echoes From the Past
Mark Carney urged middle powers to unite and pivot from a US-led order amid rising great power rivalry, warning they risk marginalization without coordinated action.
- On Tuesday at Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned `We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition`, urging middle powers to act together amid recent provocative signals, including a Trump post and a Globe and Mail report.
- Amid rising great-power rivalry, Carney said Canada benefitted from American hegemony but must pivot as great powers use economic leverage, themes he has raised since entering politics last year.
- Citing Havel's essay, Carney recalled the greengrocer metaphor from The Power of the Powerless written in 1978, saying, `When even one person stops performing, when the greengrocer removes his sign, the illusion begins to crack.`
- In response, Carney urged middle powers and European states to 'live the truth' as the scaffold of American power is being abandoned.
- Looking beyond diplomacy, the Canadian military has modelled a response centred on insurgency-style tactics, while Havel's words may offer strength as the world faces another great change.
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The old world order is not coming back. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made this clear during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “The middle-sized countries must cooperate, because if we are not at the table, we will end up on the menu,” he says.
Mark Carney called on the "medium powers" to unite to face the "hegemonic" forces, without openly citing Donald Trump.
On January 20, the Canadian Prime Minister delivered a speech in Davos on the moment of "break-up" that shakes international relations. "The World" reproduces broad excerpts.
The world order is over. We are in an era of breakup, not transition. Submitting to the great powers will not guarantee security. And building walls and fortresses does not serve. We need to create new strong coalitions between countries that share visions, values and interests.
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