Nepal, Feb. 25 -- Nepal's political transition following the Gen Z revolution unfolds against a fractured world order. The message from this year's World Economic Forum in Davos was blunt: The post-Cold War, rules-based international order is unravelling, and no new system has yet replaced it. Power, not principle, is once again shaping global affairs.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney captured the moment when he argued that today's international system is defined by three realities: the collapse of the old order, the weaponisation of economic tools such as trade and finance, and the growing need for pragmatic cooperation among middle and small powers. His remarks echoed Finnish President Alexander Stubb's warning at last year's UN Gen...