HUNT VALLEY, Md. (TNND) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned of a “rupture” in the world order on Tuesday.

He said in a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland that powerful countries, like the United States – who he didn't name – are taking advantage of weaker nations.

“It seems that every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry. That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong can do what they can, and the weak must suffer what they must,” Carney began the English part of his remarks, which followed comments in French.

He explained that strong countries are weaponizing economic integration tools, normally used for international cooperation, to disrupt the world order that was created in the 20th century. Those nations are using tariffs as leverage and financial infrastructure to coerce and are exploiting supply chains, the prime minister said, without naming U.S. President Donald Trump.

“You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination,” Carney said, referencing a Czech dissident’s theory.

“The multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied – the [World Trade Organization], the [United Nations], the [Conference of the Parties] – the very architecture of collective problem solving, are under threat.”

The U.S., which is at the top of the world order, has threatened its allies and adversaries alike under Trump. He has repeatedly warned of taking over Greenland by force – although he walked back his comments at the WEF – and announced tariffs on countries that oppose his efforts. Trump has also threatened economic retaliation against nations he claims have wronged him, a point he emphasized in his speech on Monday.

“Everybody took advantage of the United States. But I’ve been very fair, and I gave them a tariff and it was fine,” the president said. “But I realized that without us, it’s not Switzerland anymore. Without us, it’s not any of the countries that are represented here.”

Carney, who asserted Canada’s opposition to some of Trump's actions, warned that the president could alter the world order even more if he stops considering the shared values of the U.S.’s allies. Powerful leaders who are only interested in exploiting their counterparts may eventually weaken the global political organization, the prime minister explained.

“If great powers abandon even the pretense of rules and values for the unhindered pursuit of their power and interests, the gains from transactionalism will become harder to replicate,” Carney said. “Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships.”

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