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Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?
by ian bremmer

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Ian Bremmer analyzes Canada's effort to form a closer alliance with the EU

​Ursula von der Leyen ( Praesidentin der Europaeischen Kommission) sagt Mark Carney (Primeminister Canada), die Zusammenarbeit zu.
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Canada and EU move toward closer ties, US wants to send $2.8 billion worth of weapons to Israel, Georgia’s ruling party wants to ban all opposition parties

The bloc is looking to deepen ties with the Great White North as both sides adjust to unprecedented hostility from their traditional main ally, the US.

A group of people standing in the lobby of the Microsoft office in front of a wooden wall
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A police officer in protective clothing walks next to an explosive-disarming robot (EOD) at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
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Germany accuses Russia of planning drone attack, New UK PM lays out his plan, US and Iran return to fighting but remain in a deadlock

The drone, which approached a cargo plane that was taking weapons to Ukraine, failed to explode as planned.

People hold a sign that reads "No" during a rally of the "No to EU" campaign ahead of a referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union, in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Iceland votes on restarting EU talks, Ebola vaccinations begin in DRC, US wants a huge stake in Venezuelan oil fields

Membership has long been a divisive topic on the island, which gained independence from Denmark in 1944 and remains fiercely protective of its sovereignty.

Dozens of migrants celebrate having crossed the border between Ceuta and Morocco in Madrid, Spain on July 31, 2026
Analysis

Ceuta’s migration crisis puts Spain’s government on the defensive

The unprecedented surge stunned European governments and prompted an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers today on strengthening the bloc’s migration policies

The EU steels itself for tariffs
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The EU steels itself for tariffs

The trade bloc is also reducing its quota of tariff-free steel imports, as trade tensions mount with Beijing.

​Students and their supporters take part in a protest in Serbia
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Student protests coming to Serbia this weekend, US Democrats release incomplete election autopsy, Washington to move troops to Poland

Student protesters are set to take to the streets in Serbia this weekend in the first major demonstrations of the year against President Aleksandar Vučić, as frustration mounts over democratic backsliding and corruption.

​Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad showing his identity document with the other hand on his heart
What We're Watching

The surprising US-Israeli plan for Iranian “regime change,” Hot air only at Russia-China summit, Baltic states on edge before NATO meeting

The US and Israel planned to make former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — a Holocaust denier — Iran's new leader before the war began. The plan fell apart on day one when an Israeli strike meant to free Ahmadinejad from house arrest hurt him.

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping talking in Beijing, China.
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Xi presses Trump on Taiwan stance, Starmer’s ally hangs him out to dry, Russia launches largest aerial attack on Ukraine

UK's Health Secretary Wes Streeting, one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s closest allies, has turned against him, after resigning on Thursday, asking the PM to follow suit.

The French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) at the Elysee Presidential Palace.
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Europe looks inward, US transfers prisoners from Syria to Iraq, Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus diminishes further