Trump revokes Canada's invitation to his Peace Board

BarcelonaThe speech he gave Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking from Davos —in which he buried the old world order— did not sit well with Donald Trump. The day after hearing him speak, the US president retorted that Canada "lives thanks to the United States" and told the prime minister he should be grateful for Washington's generosity. "Remember this, Mark, the next time you make your statements," he added.

In a further step to show his displeasure, the US president has decided to revoke Canada's invitation to join his Peace Council. the entity that presented on Thursday from the world economic forum and that, in addition to the Gaza conflict, it intends for it to serve to resolve other global challenges. "Please allow this letter to serve as representation that the Peace Board is withdrawing its invitation to Canada to join what will be the most prestigious board of leaders ever assembled," the US president wrote on Truth Social, without giving further explanation. Canada had indicated that it would join the organization, although it was not willing to pay the one billion dollar fee required for permanent membership.

Trump's reversal comes after the Canadian prime minister received a standing ovation in Davos. In a speech that the president of the think tank Chantham House, Bronwen Maddox, described it as "the speech of a generation." Carney called on non-great power countries to close ranks and form alliances "because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu."

"Nostalgia is not a strategy," he warned, urging other states to accept that "the old order will not return." Without mentioning them directly, Carney denounced the hypocrisy of the United States, pointing out the gap between the values ​​it proclaimed and its actions, which, in his view, other countries accepted because it benefited them: "International law was applied with greater or lesser rigor depending on the identity of the accused or the victim."

Two opposing views

The Canadian's words have generated a great deal of commotion. Beyond the clarity of his pointing out the collapse of trust in the current system of rules, the success of Carney's speech lies in his ability to position himself as a moral compass, according to Chantham House analyst Grégoire Roos. Carney, he says, offers countries perplexed by the American role leadership and the hope that a third way is possible.

The Canadian prime minister's sudden and unintentional rise to become a leading opponent of Trump comes on the heels of deteriorating relations between Washington and Ottawa. In the face-to-face meeting that the two leaders held at the White House in MayTrump asserted that "the border between Canada and the United States is an artificial line." The Canadian leader stood firm and defended his position, stating that "Canada is not for sale," to which Trump responded, "Time will tell, but never say never." Other analysts interpret Trump's decision as an attempt to limit participation in the Peace Board to allied leaders, thus preventing them from questioning the body's decisions. So far, only 35 states have confirmed their participation in this new entity promoted by Washington. The rest, including other major powers, have refrained from confirming their presence due to fears that it could become a parallel body to the United Nations, potentially undermining its authority.