US EditionCanada-Trump Tensions Grow After Carney ‘Rupture’ Speech
Carney criticizes the eroding rules-based order under Trump and urges middle powers to build pragmatic coalitions defending sovereignty and human rights, proposing values-based realism.
- On Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, Mark Carney at Davos criticised the fading rules-based order and proposed `values-based realism` as a principled-pragmatic alternative, signalling a critique of U.S. conduct without naming Trump.
- Donald Trump in recent months has accelerated dismantling the old order as economic analysis points to neoliberal globalism's deep failures eroding shared prosperity and fueling political ruptures.
- Building coalitions, Mark Carney recommended issue-by-issue coalitions with partners sharing common ground and calibrating relationships to reflect national values under pragmatic realism.
- The speech prompted immediate media attention and praise, while Donald Trump, U.S. president, issued a quick public rebuttal, and a near-term test is whether Carney's government follows through.
- Longer term, analysts warn that the end of U.S. imperial hegemony offers a rare chance to build a durable order, but constructing it will take time and risks repeating old contradictions without change.
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In a highly acclaimed speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney staged himself as a liberal anti-thesis about Donald Trump. The US President didn't like it at all. Canada is already on his menu.
How Mark Carney left Donald Trump in the dust in Davos
The meeting and venue were the same, but the style and tone of the two most anticipated keynote speeches at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos could not have been more different. On Tuesday, January 20, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney addressed the assembled political and business leaders as one of […] The post How Mark Carney left Donald Trump in the dust in Davos appeared first on Asia Times.
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