Carney's Aussie Visit: New Alliances, Middle Power Strength

0:00In Sydney today, March 5th, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a high-profile visit to Australia this week, addressing Parliament and a rare honor given to just the 5th. Wirt leader in the past decade, the Louis Institute's Executive Director called him a rock star for his sharp insights on global challenges, a label that stands out for a former. Central Bankerturn politician, earlier this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Carney delivered a speech that went viral, warning that the old rules-based international. Order is fading fast. He urged middle powers like Canada and Australia to form flexible alliances instead of competing for favor from bigger nations. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albinese was a big fan and quickly invited Carney down under, aiming to strengthen ties between the two countries. Their last Prime Ministerial visit was nearly 20 years ago, so this trip marked a real effort to shift the relationship into a higher gear. During the visit, the leaders wrote out new initiatives, including work on critical minerals,

1:02defense and economic dialogues, a clean energy, partnership, and updates to their tax treaty to boost investment. Carney stressed that middle powers must combine strengths in a world of great power rivalry. Meanwhile, with tensions rising in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Carney shifted to call for de-escalation as the situation, grew more volatile. Both nations back preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons, but the Prime Minister emphasized the need for calm amid the chaos. Support for this episode comes from our sponsor, see the description, relax deeper, reset faster, comfort you can hear. S O L I S O L P L O S O L E S O L I S O L P L O P L O dot com.