Carney's rupture: Rethinking the rules-based order

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank and impassioned speech at this year's World Economic Forum at Davos. He argued that in an era of great power competition, middle powers can no longer afford to maintain the fiction of a rules-based order. While never calling out President Trump by name, Carney highlighted the broader "rupture" in the global order. Speaking with the Lowy Institute's Sam Roggeveen, Lydia Khalil discusses the value of rhetoric and dissects how Carney's remarks are being viewed in Canberra and other world capitals. While it has been much talked about, will Carney's speech shift how middle powers coordinate globally? More episodes of the Lowy Institute's podcasts are available on your favourite podcast apps, including Spotify , YouTube and Apple . Follow the Lowy Institute on our website , X , Instagram or LinkedIn . Follow Sam Roggeveen on X and LinkedIn . Follow Lydia Khalil on LinkedIn . More on this topic "Principled and pragmatic: Canada's path" , Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting "A rupture, not a transition":Carney's new order , Sam Roggeveen, The Interpreter Nato without America: Europe 'thinks the unthinkable' , Ben Hall and Henry Foy, Financial Times

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