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  • Affairs
  • Episode 647
  • 16 May 2026
  • 37 min

The rise of the middle powers

Reiko Touyama

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • Episode 647
  • 37 min

As great powers become increasingly unstable and unpredictable, smaller nations are building alliances and trade deals. Guests including Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, consider whether we have entered the age of the middle power.

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Lily Austin

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