Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech on January 20, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling on middle powers around the world to unite and act together to resist the coercion of aggressive superpowers.
He pointed out that the rules-based international order has "died" or "broken down," with major powers weaponizing economic integration, using tariffs, financial infrastructure, and supply chains as tools of coercion. If middle powers do not unite, they will become "the meal on the menu" (if we're not at the table, we're on the menu).
Carney did not directly name the United States or Trump, but strongly opposed the U.S. goal of using tariffs to acquire Greenland, and emphasized that middle powers should build new alliances based on values, achieving strategic autonomy, diversified cooperation, and the protection of sovereignty.
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