As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge

As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challengehttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/d952/live/ae60d9d0-f86a-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpgWith economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 orderJanuary 25, 2026 at 01:25AM