In this episode of the Silk and Steel Podcast, host Carl Zha is joined once again by French entrepreneur and longtime China resident, Arnaud Bertrand. They dissect the stunning geopolitical statements made at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos and analyze the accelerating global shift towards a multipolar world order.
The groundbreaking Davos speeches by Canada's PM Mark Carney and France's President Macron, and what they signal about the "rules-based international order."
Why this is not a "pivot to China," but a necessary "pivot away from America" driven by U.S. actions.
The powerful Soviet-era analogy Carney used to describe the end of Western hegemony.
The U.S. strategic retrenchment: Recognizing multipolarity and refocusing on the Western Hemisphere (Monroe Doctrine 2.0).
Europe's existential crisis: Contradictory messaging, the search for "strategic autonomy," and the potential rise of a new ideology.
Taiwan's changing calculus in the face of shifting U.S. priorities.
The alarming domestic trajectory of the United States and its global implications.
