US president Donald Trump's attendance at Davos took on monumental importance, a clash between his world and the old world. His attendance at Davos took on monumental importance, a clash between Trump’s world and the old world. Old order ‘not coming back’ as Trump overshadows World Economic Forum Listen | 12:54“There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he’s a T.rex. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said the old world order is "not coming back". This year’s Davos was pitched as the last-chance saloon to save the old world order.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2026 15:02 UTC