Canadian PM Mark Carney offers to team up with Australia as ‘strategic cousins’ to push back against dominant superpowers
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized stronger cooperation between Canada and Australia, describing them as “strategic cousins” rather than competitors, particularly in negotiations with superpowers like the US.
- Carney announced Australia’s entry into the G7 critical minerals alliance, highlighting the combined significant global production of lithium, uranium, and iron ore by both countries, and called for enhanced collaboration in critical minerals, defense, and trade.
- He criticized recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran as potentially unlawful and lacking UN Security Council approval, signaling concerns about the erosion of the international rules-based order.
- Carney advocated for middle-power diplomacy, urging countries like Canada, Australia, Japan, India, and South Korea to work together to protect institutions, boost sovereign AI capabilities
