Strategic Cousins: Canada and Australia Unite to Counter Global Powers
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canada and Australia to act as “strategic cousins,” advocating deeper cooperation on critical minerals, defence, trade, AI, and supply chains, while Australia joins the G7 critical minerals alliance. He framed the two nations as complementary middle powers countering dominant powers through enhanced collaboration and sovereign capacity, and he criticized the legality of recent Iran strikes as potentially unlawful, urging a more consultative international approach.