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Carney Declares Decline of Global Order, Critiques U.S. Leadership

1/26/2026

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared the decline of the rules-based world order at the World Economic Forum.
He criticized the United States under U.S. President Donald Trump for abandoning leadership.
He noted that the national debt of $38 trillion has weakened manufacturing and increased inequality.
Economists are revisiting Keynes's ideas, including a supranational currency, while BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) explore alternatives to the U.S. dollar.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared the decline of the rules-based world order at the World Economic Forum.
He criticized the United States under U.S. President Donald Trump for abandoning leadership.
He noted that the national debt of $38 trillion has weakened manufacturing and increased inequality.
Economists are revisiting Keynes's ideas, including a supranational currency, while BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) explore alternatives to the U.S. dollar.