Macron and Carney forge France-Canada alliance amid Trump tensions

In a week that may mark a quiet but consequential turning point in Western geopolitics, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney formalized a deepened bilateral partnership in Paris, anchoring it in joint space systems development and the unprecedented proposal of EU associate membership for Canada. The agreement reflects a shared recognition that the post-Cold War international order is no longer a reliable foundation, and that nations of like mind must build new institutional bridges before the old ones give way. It is the kind of arrangement that rarely annou