U.S. ‘hacking away’ at world order means Canada must strengthen ties with allies, say foreign policy experts

World politics are undergoing a major power transition that only comes around once a century, says Aaron Ettinger. 'We don't know what a liberal world order looks like without the United States, and that is the great unknown in all of this.'

U.S. president Donald Trump, left, threatened tariffs in January on all Canadian and Mexican imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Trump reached an agreement in early February to post-pone those levies until March 4.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

March 3, 2025

Canada faces a turning point and will need to form closer bonds with allies in Europe and beyond while U.S. President Donald Trump upends the world order that’s held strong since the end of the Second World War, say foreign policy experts.

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