Graphic: Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos 2026, https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/8416042077; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
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At the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, the cracks of the rules-based international order ruptured. Here, the “middle power” states received a wake-up call, the U.S. was the biggest loser, and China may have passively become the biggest beneficiary of a souring relationship between America and its once closest allies. By rhetorically positioning itself as the stable economic investment and a defender of multilateralism without imperialist ambitions, Beijing may slowly be replacing the U.S. as the go-to nation for economic partnerships.
Music:
Tomasz Redman
Noah Tan
Video clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvFnC-oFGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvdA4V0bZBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iHxJmYVyus
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