2026 has begun with geopolitical whiplash. At Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Scott Carney delivered a historic, scathing indictment of the "rules-based international order," calling it a lie that benefited the West at the expense of the world. Alongside Macron's calls for more Chinese investment in Europe, the message is clear: traditional allies are questioning their future with an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive United States under Donald Trump.
Host Carl Zha is joined by returning fan-favorite Einar Tangen from Beijing to unpack this seismic speech, the fracturing of the transatlantic alliance, and the desperate "dead cat" distraction tactics of a Trump administration besieged by domestic scandals—from the explosive 2.5 million Epstein files to a crumbling economic base.
0:00 - Introduction: Trump, Dog Years, and Davos Drama
1:00 - The Davos Bombshell: Carney & Macron Declare the Old Order Dead
6:45 - Canada's Sense of Betrayal: From "Nice Neighbor" to Trump's Target
11:00 - The Real Reason for Trump's Crises: Epstein, Economic Pain, & "Dead Cat" Distractions
21:40 - The Fraying Base: How Tariffs & ICE Brutality Are Costing Trump Support
26:20 - Greenland "Deal" Exposed: A Victory of Illusion, Not Strategy
34:10 - Is the Transatlantic Split Permanent? The "America Alone" Future
39:50 - Oligarchs & "Elite Capture": The Peter Thiel & Star Wars Vision for America
45:00 - Venezuela & The Return of Physical Colonialism (And Why It Will Fail)
49:10 - Europe's Karma: Can It Truly Pivot from Its Colonial Past?
55:30 - The Macro-Shift: Look to the Global South, Not the Lagging G7
1:03:00 - Final Thoughts: Planning for a Collaborative, Multipolar Future
