Rediscovering the Commonwealth foreign policy

The Commonwealth provides a means for re-engaging a wider spectrum of states. While this includes Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, all highly likeminded actors, it reaches well beyond. It is an institution that includes rising global powers, such as India, Malaysia, Nigeria, and South Africa. In a fractious, more dangerous world, these are relationships Canada needs to cultivate. 
As Prime Minister Mark Carney's visits to France and the U.K. reminded us, Canada’s society and institutions have non-American roots. In a period of dislocation, we should rediscover them, writes Michael W. Manulak.

In a world of global transformation, Canada finds itself at a foreign policy crossroads. How should our country respond to the United States’ shocking realignment? One path, the dominant one right now, focuses heavily on links with likeminded states. Intensified minilatera...

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