Mark Carney says Europe can rebuild global order amid NATO tensions and US troop withdrawal

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday that Europe must help rebuild the international order as concerns grow over the future of transatlantic alliances and the United States’ commitment to NATO.

Speaking at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Carney warned against accepting a more unstable global environment.

“We don’t think that we’re destined to submit to a more transactional, insular and brutal world, and gatherings such as these point to a better way forward,” he said.

Carney became the first non-European leader to attend the EPC summit. He suggested Europe could take a leading role in shaping future global cooperation as confidence in American leadership weakens.

“It is my strong personal view that the international order will be rebuilt, but it will be rebuilt out of Europe,” he said.

The summit took place amid growing tensions over the Iran conflict and renewed concerns after Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw more than 5,000 US troops from Germany.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged strains within Western alliances, saying: “We cannot deny some of the alliances that we have come to rely on are not in the place where we would want them to be.”

Emmanuel Macron also urged Europe to strengthen its independence in defence, security and critical resources.