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"We must find our own strength by sticking together," said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Can we form a counterweight, Marietta Slomka asks Professor Nicole Deitelhoff, LOEWE Top Professor and Director of the Leibniz Institute. "Since the time after World War II small and medium-sized states have essentially always stuck together in some way and followed the rules as they saw fit, somehow living with the fact that the larger states handled things differently" [...] "As a result, they have a lot of experience with what it’s like to survive in the shadow of the big players, and they can do it!" is Deitelhoff’s assessment. The peace and conflict researcher also comments positively on the talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi: "I am cautiously enthusiastic about how much is already happening, because we haven’t had any direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since 2022" […] "We are indeed making progress. There is movement, and even if it’s only millimeter by millimeter, the parties are moving towards each other." 

You can find the entire conversation at the link below, starting from minute nine.