Macron tells Davos of a 'shift towards a world without rules'

January 20, 2026 8:32 AM EST

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

DAVOS, ⁠Switzerland, Jan ⁠20 (Reuters) - ‍The world is ‍experiencing a shift away ​from rules and ​international law, French President Emmanuel Macron told the World ​Economic Forum in Davos ​on Tuesday.

"It's ... a shift ‌towards a world without rules, where international ​law is ⁠trampled underfoot and where ‌the only law that seems ‌to matter is that ‌of the strongest," Macron said, adding that what ‍he called "imperial ambitions" were ⁠resurfacing..

(Reporting by Michel Rose and Alessandro Parodi, editing by Richard Lough)



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