Bloomberg is reporting that EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Mark Carney are scheduled to formalize a strategic partnership with details to be delivered during remarks on September 16th.

In the big picture this does not come as a surprise as Prime Minister Mark Carney has called Canada the most European of non-European states. The ideology of the EU bureaucracy in Brussels and the Carney government in Ottawa is in full alignment. Canada yearns to be European in part to help defend the British Commonwealth from the global reset underway by U.S. President Donald Trump.

President Trump is assembling a sovereign global structure where the tentacles of the British commonwealth system are removed. A sovereign USA, China, India, Russia and Saudi Arabia acting independently, albeit with each nation organizing their interests by forming bilateral trade and economic attachments with each other nation.

In essence President Trump is emphasizing ‘Nationalism’ over ‘Globalism’, where the influences of the old, mostly British or colonial systems are removed. In order to combat this strategic reset the U.K commonwealth countries Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the British Caribbean states and Canada are organizing themselves into a cluster with the European nations as “middle powers.”

According to the expressed defensive plan outlined by Prime Minister Mark Carney, the totality of the “middle powers” assembly would then be large enough to block the influences of the USA, China, Russia, India or Saudi Arabia.

This new alignment will be interesting against the geopolitical backdrop of the economically aligned G7 or G20 construct. However, there is a big upside. Given the nature of the expressed intent for collective defense and security, there is an immediate opportunity created by the assembly for the United States to exit NATO.

If Canada, Europe and the British Commonwealth nations organize as outlined, they should be entirely capable of defending themselves if needed from China, Russia, India or even the USA. But, then again, this is Europe and Canada we are talking about – both regional populations filled with prose and grand progressive pontifications, yet historically short on actual substance or fortitude. These are, after all, the surrender nations.

A reasonable person would agree that Southeast Asia could kick Europe’s ass in a war, and I seriously doubt the U.K is going to be able to stop the Falkland Islands from going back to Argentina without American help. [Not happening] The Vikings are a serious bunch, but together the Nord’s and the Eastern Europeans are not exactly thrilled with the imported rape-gangs.

Methinks as opposed to trying to take on the Russian and U.S submarine fleets, the Commonwealth and Euros are more likely to break out in a rather colorful civil war first. I admit fully that perspective runs against the grand prose of the Brusselians and British.

BLOOMBERG (non paywall) – The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security, as the transatlantic partners seek to build a new alliance to offset the global power politics dominated by the US and China.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the top executive of the EU, is expected to announce the plans at her state of the union address in Strasbourg, France, September 16, according to people familiar with the preparations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the speech then address European lawmakers the following day.

Carney’s government has made a deeper EU partnership a top priority and is actively looking at everything short of actual membership, said a Canadian official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The discussions are particularly focused on “strategic capabilities,” such as cooperation on defense, space exploration and scientific research.

It’s not clear whether new legal tools would be needed to formalise this partnership, but those discussions are ongoing and Carney’s government will be consulting with Canadian provinces and industries, the official said.

In a remarkable speech at the World Economic Forum earlier this year, Carney warned that the “rules-based international order” was effectively dead and called on so-called middle powers to create a new global architecture to oppose pressure tactics and intimidation by the world’s great powers.

He didn’t mention US President Donald Trump by name but called on new alliances to be the last line of defense against countries that impose their economic and military might at will.

A spokesperson from Carney’s office declined to comment for this story. A spokesperson from the commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The contents of von der Leyen’s speech next week are still being drafted and could change before then. (more)

The G20 in Miami, December 14-15 should be very interesting.

President Trump is likely to invite Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, and I suspect the European delegation will want to bring Zelenskyy.

Stay tuned.

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