How US trade diplomacy reflects the Beijing Consensus on WTO reform
In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama famously proclaimed the “End of History,” arguing that Western liberal democracy had emerged as the final and victorious model of political organisation. State socialism and authoritarianism, it was believed, had been decisively defeated by free-market capitalism and liberal democratic governance. In parallel,…
If You Are Not at the Table, You Are on the Menu: Canadian PM Mark Carney.
Calls on Middle Powers to adopt “Principled and Pragmatic Path” in International Affairs in his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos Below is the full speech of Canadian PM Mark Carney. January 20th, Davos, Switzerland. It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada…
Trump’s Madness and the Uncertain Global Order
Antonio Gramsci’s reflection, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters,” is often invoked to describe periods of transition. Donald Trump aligns with Gramsci’s prophecies, providing a useful lens to analyse the political moment associated with his presidency. A few decades later, the world…
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