Canada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with the US [View all]
Source: AP
DUBLIN (AP) — Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to pivot away from the United States and allign with Europe, meeting with the leader of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the upcoming G7 summit and saying middle power countries shouldn't compete for favor with America.
Carney said that Canada and the European Union have a combined population that is more than twice that of the United States, with a similarly sized economy and a collective defense budget that is twice that of China's.
He said smaller nations can multiply their strength by partnering with like-minded allies.
"In a world of great power rivalry, middle powers have a choice — to compete for favor or to combine to create a third path with impact," Carney said at Trinity College in Dublin.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/canadas-carney-says-middle-power-160935825.html
Certainly not while Trump is in charge
= new reply since forum marked as read