In Episode 46 we sit down with Professor Warwick Powell – Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, expert on global political economy, China’s rise, tariffs as geopolitical tools, and Australia’s place in a fracturing world order – for a clear-eyed, incisive examination of the accelerating rupture in the international system. Powell unpacks Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s dramatic pivot: his January 2026 Beijing visit forging a new strategic partnership with China on energy, agri-food, and trade, followed by a provocative Davos speech declaring the old liberal rules-based order dead and urging middle powers like Canada and Australia to stop pretending and act together against great-power coercion and autarky. Amid Trump’s invite to his “Board of Peace,” the US 2026 National Defense Strategy downplaying China as the explicit threat, and escalating tariff weaponisation, Powell explores the sincerity of Carney’s moves, the viability of a middle-power union, US domestic instability and spillover risks, the credibility crisis for Australia’s neocon establishment, AUKUS under pressure, and whether this is the moment for a bold Australian foreign policy reset toward genuine sovereignty. Podcast Details:Duration: ~1h 24m | Release Date: Monday, 2 February 2026 | Guest: Professor Warwick Powell – Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology Support the Launch:Subscribe for free on Substack at boganintel.com to get episodes and show notes, or go paid ($5/month). Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Watch the video version on our YouTube channel. Subscribe for updates. Back us on Patreon starting at $3/month. Share this episode on X (@Boganintelpod) or with your network to amplify our reach. Keywords: Warwick Powell Carney, Mark Carney Davos 2026, middle powers rupture, Canada China partnership 2026, Trump Board of Peace Canada revoked, US National Defense Strategy 2026 China, Canadian military US invasion planning, Australia foreign policy reset, tariffs geopolitics, multipolar world, AUKUS viability, Global South China, NATO fragility, Australian neocons, sovereign outlook Australia, geopolitics 2026#BoganIntelligentsia #MiddlePowers #MarkCarney #Davos2026 #MultipolarWorld #AustraliaForeignPolicy #ChinaPivot #Trump2026 #AUKUS #Geopolitics #Sovereignty
