Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: A public display of friendship between China, Russia, and India is a searing indictment of Trump’s foreign policy
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: A public display of friendship between China, Russia, and India is a searing indictment of Trump’s foreign policy
Rudyard and Andrew start the show talking about this week’s China summit with 20 leaders of non-Western countries, including India, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Narendra Modi’s public display of friendship with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin is a searing indictment of the Trump administration and his disastrous tariff policies. Andrew argues that while countries in the global south might not be our allies, they are still willing to work with us. If we lose India, many other countries of consequence will follow. Rudyard and Andrew then turn to Canada’s defense priorities in this geopolitical turmoil. We are caught in between a dictatorship across the Arctic Ocean and an emerging dictatorship to the south. Do we need to start arming ourselves and seek out other allies to protect us from these threats? And will Trump become more dangerous abroad to distract from increasing opposition to him at home?
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