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EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 37 MIN

The rise of the middle powers

from The Foreign Desk · host Monocle

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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