Canada's Top Diplomat Talks up Its 'Middle Powers Strategy' at UN
- On Tuesday, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand promoted Canada's "middle power strategy" during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly as the international community's largest annual gathering got underway.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney initiated this focus in January at the World Economic Forum, warning of "a rupture in the world order" and urging middle powers to act together rather than accept "wishful thinking."
- Anand integrates trade, Arctic defense, and aiding Ukraine into her singular strategy while co-launching "Partners for Multilateralism" on the assembly's sidelines to encourage like-minded countries to collaborate on geopolitical shifts.
- Following her Tuesday interview, Anand is scheduled to deliver Canada's main address on Saturday, describing the country's foreign policy as "principled pragmatism" to implement the middle power strategy effectively.
- After letting negotiations with the United States collapse last month, Carney is deepening ties with the European Union and seeking free-trade deals with India by year's end to diversify Canada's economic partnerships.
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This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN’s stage
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Canada is embracing its growing prominence as a champion of “middle powers” at the U.N. General Assembly, Canada's top diplomat said in an interview Tuesday as the international community's biggest annual gathering got into gear.
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