Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1543 - Is the World Becoming Bipolar Again — and Where Does Canada Fit?

On The Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian is joined by Dr. Stephen R. Nagy, a professor of international relations and senior fellow with leading Canadian and global policy institutes, for a timely conversation on global power dynamics, Canada’s strategic choices, and how middle powers can navigate the shifting balance between the United States and China. We explore:• 🌍 Whether today’s global order is chaotic — or fundamentally bipolar, dominated by the U.S. and China• 🇨🇦 How Canada should navigate its partnership with Washington while managing tensions with Beijing• 🇺🇸 President Trump’s strategy of “curated chaos” — risk or opportunity?• 🇹🇼 Why Taiwan is not Venezuela — and why those comparisons matter• ❄️ The Arctic, technology, energy, and critical minerals as pillars of Canada–U.S. alignment• 🤝 Why disciplined diplomacy — not theatrics — may be Canada’s greatest asset right now This is a clear‑eyed, unsensational discussion about how power actually works — and what smart middle powers must do to remain relevant in a world marked by great‑power competition and evolving economic statecraft.