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But perhaps he was talking about the subtler asymmetry he experienced just days before in Beijing.
Oh please, obviously he meant China too. Probably also to some degree EU.
Apart from that, yet another article from politico that doesn’t substantiate the headline.Politico has turned to complete shit IMO.
But Carney’s main point was that “middle powers” need to build up a network of deals with each other, instead of a whole bunch of arrangements with a single hegemonic power, as protection against being beholden to the larger power. The China deal in itself is not an example of what he was advocating. An example of that would have to take the form of multiple deals with multiple peer countries. The speech was a rallying call for European countries to join Canada in that project.
The article has a point about Canada’s industrial policy, and there are indeed risks in dealing with China. But the article’s main argument seems to be that Europe should not follow his proposal in the speech because he did a deal with China and deals with China will harm them just as they’ll harm Canada, and that argument misfires. Carney wasn’t proposing that everyone just do deals with China, but that they deepen trade relationships with each other. And no one would expect that to be accomplished in the few days since he called for it.
That’s because it’s Politico, they’re not a source to take seriously.
Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007.[4]
In 2021, Politico was reportedly acquired for over $1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company.[6] Axel Springer SE’s CEO Mathias Dopfner said that Politico employees would be required to adhere to the company’s principles of support for Israel’s right to exist, support for a United Europe and a free-market economy.[7]
In 2024, Politico was handed leaked confidential materials from the Donald Trump presidential campaign. Politico confirmed that the documents were authentic but refused to report on their contents. The Associated Press wrote that the decision by Politico to not report on the Trump campaign leaks stands “in marked contrast” to Politico’s extensive reporting on the leaked email communications of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, John Podesta.[110]
An investigation by The Intercept, The Nation, and DeSmog found that Politico is one of the leading media outlets that publishes advertising for the fossil fuel industry while failing to adequately distinguish between independent journalism and native advertising.[111] Journalists who cover climate change for Politico are concerned that conflicts of interest with the companies and industries that cause climate change, obstruct action, and engage in greenwashing through sponsored content will reduce the credibility of their reporting on climate change and cause readers to be misinformed.[111]
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Axel Springer SE (German: [ˈaksl̩ ˈʃpʁɪŋɐ ɛsˈeː]) is a European multinational mass and online media company, based in Berlin, Germany.
with numerous multimedia news brands, such as Bild, Die Welt, Fakt, and the US political news site Politico, which Axel Springer acquired in 2021.[5]
The company generated total revenues of about €3.93 billion and an EBITDA increase of 12.8% in the first half of 2023.[6][7] Following US private-equity firm KKR’s majority-stake acquisition in 2020, Axel Springer’s revenues have increased by a total of approximately €1 billion.[8][9][10] The company, including its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and licenses, operates in more than 40 countries.
In the United States, Axel Springer is ranked among the top four digital publishers, alongside USA Today, News Corp, and The New York Times.[6]
Gudrun Kruip, a scholar associated with the Stiftung Bundespräsident-Theodor-Heuss-Haus, has claimed that Axel Springer SE, along with its subsidiaries, exhibits a pro-American stance, often omitting criticism of US foreign policy.[60] This observation is then backed by allegations made by two former CIA officers in an interview with The Nation, claiming that Axel Springer received $7 million from the CIA.[61] The purpose of this funding, they allege, was to influence the publisher to align its editorial content with American geopolitical interests.[61] Although no conclusive evidence has come to light, Springer’s admission in his autobiography regarding the financial challenges faced at the outset of his publishing venture, suggesting the necessity of external funding for the company’s rapid growth led Kruip to believe that the allegations of CIA financial support are credible.[60] As of 2001, the Axel Springer SE names “solidarity with the libertarian values of the United States of America” as one of its core principles on its website.[62] This explicit stance has led to critiques from scholars and independent observers regarding the company’s perceived alignment with American interests.[60][63][64][65][66] Furthermore, an article in Foreign Policy has critiqued Axel Springer SE for a history of compromising journalistic ethics to support right-wing causes, implying a longstanding pattern of bias in its publications.[67]
You just needed to say “Axel Springer” 😁
He doesn’t walk the talk it seems!
Maybe not, or maybe he needs time and other countries willing to negotiate deals. I don’t think we can tell for sure yet.
You are sharing way too much politico-BS.
This opinion piece makes a clear argument why European countries should not follow Canada’s trade policy (the actual one, not the one his speech announced).
So? Politico is still Axel Springer shit. And Springer should be dismantled.
You have a very different idea of clarity than I do.
Please tell!
You… want me to to clarify what is considered clarity, for you? When it’s already clear for me?
Sorry, but this sounds like a you problem, or more specifically, perhaps a you-with-an-agenda-that-I-will-unhelpfully-not-feed-into problem.
I had no notion of anyone here having a Carney fever.
