Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
President Trump has just arrived in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum.
He's expected to face more questions about his demands for Greenland.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke yesterday,
calling the political situation a, quote, rupture.
He says middle powers, such as Canada, must now act together.
He warns if they don't put themselves at the table, they'll find themselves on the menu.
But I'd also say the great powers.
Great powers can afford, for now, to go it alone.
They have the market size, the military capacity, and the leverage to dictate terms.
Middle powers do not.
But when we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness.
We accept what's offered.
We compete with each other to be the most accommodating.
This is not sovereignty.
It's the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination.
Carney based his speech on a famous essay by the late Czech dissident and president Václav Havel.
The essay discusses dissent in the face of totalitarian rulers.
The Trump administration says it has no plans to stop its immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
The Justice Department is investigating top Democrats in the state who've criticized the operation.