John Mearsheimer

He has to work out some sort of modus vivendi with them, at least for the time being.

But for weaker countries, middle-sized countries, including allies, and smaller countries, including allies, he's willing to play hardball with them.

He's willing to whipsaw them.

And this is what you see taking place today.

Well, if you listen to Mark Carney speak, he believes that these middle powers can pursue a third way.

and that they can form a non-aligned movement

He believes, and he says this very clearly, that these middle-range powers can create their own institutions.

And in that regard, I think he's wrong.

It's great powers that create institutions.

It's great powers that create international orders.

And countries like Canada have remarkably little maneuver room.

So I think he's wrong in thinking that he can do that.

Now, with regard to what the international order looks like moving forward, it is important to understand that President Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the international order.

If you think about NATO, he is, I think, trying to wreck NATO.

He has no interest in maintaining NATO.

He has little interest in the alliance.

but also he's now putting forward this Board of Peace.

And as many people have argued, the Board of Peace is basically now become a substitute for the United Nations.

He has no use for the United Nations either.

And of course, he recently withdrew from 66 international organizations.