The Davos Flashpoint
The January 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos marked a significant deterioration in US-Canada relations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech declaring a "rupture" in the old-world order and calling on middle powers to unite against “coercion by superpowers,” comments widely interpreted as directed at the United States. President Trump responded by stating "Canada lives because of the United States," to which Carney countered that "Canada thrives because we are Canadian." The tit-for-tat is expected to continue into the Summer.
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