In the snowy Swiss resort town of Davos last week, a middle-power country punched above its weight against a superpower neighbor. Inviting a rare standing ovation from the audience, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a powerful speech at the World Economic Forum, blasting the US for causing “a rupture in the world order” through its predatory America First policy. Arguing that the rules-based international order the US has championed for decades is fracturing, Carney called for a coalition of middle powers based on “value-based realism.” Regardless of its viability, his message should resonate in South Korea, where similar geopolitical uncertainties and anxieties exist as a fellow middle power.

Carney’s message is clear. Having witnessed the Trump administration’s rough treatment of allies — often bordering on bullying — over trade, security and ot

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