Mark Carney Reframes International Order With Values-Based Realism

Mark Carney, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, sharply criticized the 'rules-based international order' as unevenly enforced and partly illusory. He proposed a 'values-based realism' that pairs principled commitments to sovereignty and human rights with pragmatic, issue-by-issue coalition-building and trade diversification. The speech signals a recalibration of foreign-policy posture amid rising multipolarity and erratic great-power behavior.