The first month of 2026 has seen a geopolitical earthquake. In this urgent analysis, Dr. Warwick Powell returns to decode the stunning realignments triggered by Trump’s second term.
We break down Canadian PM Mark Carney’s historic Davos speech—where a core U.S. ally declared the "rules-based international order" a beneficial lie that is now over—and the coordinated European response. Is this a pivot to China, or a desperate scramble by America's closest partners to escape its orbit?
We also analyze the new U.S. National Defense Strategy, Trump’s "territorial" ambitions in Greenland and Canada, the critical quest for European energy sovereignty, and what a potential Trump-Xi "grand bargain" might—and might not—entail.
