Trade Bazooka and Other Economic Cards: Canada, Europe and New Middle Power Alliances Moving Away from U.S.

Trade Bazooka and Other Economic Cards: Canada, Europe and New Middle Power Alliances Moving Away from U.S.

September 9, 2026 · 41 min · Season 2 · Episode 12

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Stephen Marche interviews Anthony Dworkin about the potential for Canada and Europe to form a new middle power alliance in response to U.S. and Chinese influence.

In this extended interview, Stephen Marche speaks with Anthony Dworkin of the European Council on Foreign Relations about whether Canada and Europe can build a new middle power alliance in a world increasingly shaped by U.S. and Chinese power. Dworkin explains Europe’s “trade bazooka,” the tools available to resist economic coercion, and how Canada could work with Europe and other like-minded countries on trade, defence, technology, energy and strategic autonomy. ECFR Papers Referenced:  - Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion - Beijing hold’em: European cards against Chinese coercion Excerpt of interview originally featured in Ep 2 "How Canada Wins at Alliances" Visit our website- gloves-off.ca -for more research behind the issues from the Canadian Shield Institute including an interactive map outlining the number of international agreements Canada has made since Carney took office and a explanation of variable geometry Follow us on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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