Trump may enter Davos like a new sheriff with his own rules, but Europe could push backpublished at 07:09 GMT
07:09 GMT
Faisal Islam
Economics editor, reporting from Davos
It will be quite the moment for the world, and how the world is run.
Donald Trump may enter Davos like a new sheriff with his own new rules for the world, but there are signs that much of the rest of the world is now on alert, and ready to push back.
His constantly stated designs on territorial expansion, especially in the last few days, have yielded a reaction among most other western countries.
The leaders of France and Canada referred to a new colonialism, bullying a the need for the rest of the world to work together.
The question is how far will the President articulate the new US national security strategy, which shocked Europe by praising radical opposition groups as a means to prevent what it called the erasure of civilisation.
Non-American voices here perceive a lack of appetite in the US Congress for a Greenland adventure and some skittishness in markets.
The US Treasury Secretary implored Europe not to panic and keep the faith, but the audience here and around the rest of Europe will get a chance to make their own judgement this afternoon