At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, “Today I will talk about a rupture in the world order.”
This was a striking acknowledgment by a Western leader of the increasing instability reshaping global politics, economics, and power.
From the rise of China and the expansion of Brics, to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran, there is growing distrust in the American-led world order.
So, is the American Empire on a decline? BFM talks to Vijay Prashad, the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
Presenter & producer: Dashran Yohan/BFM
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