Canada's Prime Minister declares the "old world order" dead

BarcelonaThe military attacks and the repeated verbal threats from the United States to the sovereignty of third countries They are shaking the world order as we have known it for decades. The magnitude and significance of the White House's foreign policy is such that even Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney raised concerns on Tuesday. in a speech from the Davos Forum in Switzerland, that "the old world order" will not be restored and has called on several countries to unite against the great powers that have dismantled a world based on international norms that are now "fading away."

The Canadian Prime Minister has stated that the world is suffering "a breakdown" and not "a transition." In this context, "the great powers," he said, are using "economic integration as a weapon." "You cannot live with the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of subordination," he emphasized.

Carney has used the essay The power of powerless, from former Czech President Václav Havel, to illustrate the current situation, in which he emphasized that "the rules-based world order is shutting down," and in which "the powerful can do whatever they want and the weak must suffer." Faced with this scenario, Carney presented a dilemma: "The question is whether we adapt by simply building higher walls or whether we can do something more ambitious."

Building a "dense network of connections"

In this global reconfiguration, Canada has been pursuing new agreements with countries around the world for months, aiming to reduce Ottawa's dependence on Washington. In one of its latest moves, just a few days ago, the US neighbor reached an agreement with Beijing to eliminate tariffs on Chinese electric cars. For its part, China reduced tariffs on Canadian canola seeds, in a move that symbolized reconciliation between the two countries after nearly a decade of strained relations. This latter agreement is an example of the new relationships Canada is forging. Beyond the commercial sphere, Carney also emphasized this Tuesday in Davos that these new alliances should allow for the building of "coalitions that work, issue by issue," and create "a dense network of connections in trade, investment, and culture" that can be drawn upon "in the face of future challenges and opportunities."