# Can ‘middle powers’ come together to build a new economic alliance?

https://mins.news/en/item/63283

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 20:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/9/17/can-middle-powers-come-together-to-build-a-new-economic-alliance-2?traffic_source=rss

> Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has outlined plans for closer ties with the European Union as US President Donald Trump’s threats and tariffs push Ottawa to seek alternative allies and markets. Carney says stronger links could protect Canada’s markets from control by any one power and safeguard its sovereignty, while raising questions about whether middle powers can coordinate a united response.

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