Mark Carney, predsednik vlade Kanade, je končno na glas povedal, kar je bilo splošno jasno: da je bil na (ameriških) pravilih temelječ mednarodni red fikcija, farsa in hipokrizija. Da je bil selektivno uporabljan, po subjektivni presoji Washingtona, da ni veljal za zahodne države in da so zahodne države voljno in zavestno sodelovale v desetletjih prevare, da obstajajo objektivna mednarodna pravila, veljavna za vse. Na “pravilih temelječ mednarodni red” je bil zgolj v celofan zavita oblika prisile ZDA nad nezahodnim delom sveta.

No, do tega priznanja je lahko prišlo šele, ko je Washington svojo moč uporabil tudi na zahodnih državah, ki so bile doslej izvzete iz te ameriške v celofan zavite uporabe (pri)sile.  In te države nenadoma presenečeno in užaljeno na glas priznavajo, kar je bilo preostalemu delu sveta absolutno jasno že ves čas.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum at Davos that the U.S.-led “rules-based international order” is finished and “will not return.”

“For decades, countries like Canada benefited from what was called the rules-based international order,” Carney said. “We joined its institutions. We praised its principles. We benefited from its predictability.” But, he added, “we knew the story… was partially false.”

“The strongest would exempt themselves when convenient,” Carney said, arguing that “trade rules were enforced asymmetrically,” and “international law applied with varying rigor depending on the identity of the accused or its victim.”

“We participated in the rituals. And we largely avoided calling out the gaps between rhetoric and reality.”

That “pleasant fiction,” he states, no longer works. The new world is one where economic integration and financial infrastructure are openly used by hegemons—hinting at the United States—as “weapons” for “economic coercion.”

Carney rejected reliance on bilateral deals with dominant powers. “When we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness,” he said. “This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination.”

Instead, he called for “values-based realism,” urging middle powers to act together and build a third path that is not a “world of fortresses,” but partnerships with partners with shared standards.

If you are not at the table,” Carney said, “you are on the menu.” His remarks were met with a rare standing ovation in the room.