Ing. Barbora Urbanová

Mark Carney's "value-based realism" or "principled pragmatism," outlined in early 2026, is a foreign policy framework designed for middle powers to navigate a fractured world order marked by great power rivalry, economic coercion, and the decline of traditional multilateralism. The approach emphasizes maintaining core democratic values and international law (the principle) while strategically engaging and building coalitions with partners who may not share every value, to avoid economic subordination to, or isolation by, major powers.