Mark Carney highlights areas of Australian-Canadian cooperation as middle powers
Mark Carney highlights areas of Australian-Canadian cooperation as middle powers
Publish Date: 2026-03-04 22:59:00
Source Domain: theconversation.com
- Mark Carney emphasized the importance of middle powers like Canada and Australia in building a new international order, promoting cooperation amid rising great power rivalry.
- Carney warned that middle powers risk losing security and prosperity if they allow great powers to dictate global outcomes instead of establishing new rules themselves.
- He highlighted the necessity for middle powers to form effective coalitions to shape global outcomes, drawing on their ability to work together effectively and reliably.
- Carney pointed out that middle powers’ reliance on great powers for essential elements of their sovereignty has created vulnerabilities, thus Canada is building sovereign capabilities in critical sectors by collaborating with trusted partners such as Australia.
- The five areas of potential cooperation between Canada and Australia are critical minerals, defence, artificial intelligence, trade, and capital, aiming to enhance strategic autonomy and mutual prosperity.
