Mark Carney Proclaims the End of American Hegemony
Stephen Maher on an unexpected speech at Davos.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made headlines at Davos with a much-noticed speech
where he candidly acknowledged that the US led alliance system created in World War II was
coming to an end. Carney called for middle powers such as Canada and its European allies to
give up the illusion that a US led world is still viable and instead try to create new institutions to
preserve their values and their sovereignty. I talked to Canadian journalist Stephen Maher, who
has written a biography of Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau, about the far-reaching
implications of this speech.
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Mark Carney speaks in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
(Renaud Philippe / Bloomberg via Getty Images)For our end-of-year show, we are featuring a couple of our Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made headlines at Davos with a much-noticed speech where he candidly acknowledged that the US-led alliance system created in World War II was coming to an end. Carney called for middle powers such as Canada and its European allies to give up the illusion that a US-led world is still viable and instead try to create new institutions to preserve their values and their sovereignty. I talked to Canadian journalist Stephen Maher, who has written a biography of Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau, about the far-reaching implications of this speech.
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The Trump administration has announced a new set of harsh sanctions against Iran. This is a strange development since originally Trump launched a war on Iran on the pretext that sanctions weren’t working. Trita Parsi of the Qunicy Institute argues the current tactic won’t work and is a holding action as both the US and Iran bide their time in a long conflict. Parsi’s writings can be found on his Substack. In the interview, we discuss his column on the surprising way many governments are rooting for Iran to check US imperialism.
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