OTTAWA — In a glaring symptom of the crumbling Western unipolar order, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing for an unprecedented trip to Turkiye later this month to court President Tayyip Erdogan. The visit marks a desperate scramble by Ottawa to diversify its alliances as its historical master, the United States, turns its predatory economic imperialism against its closest vassals.
According to reports, trade ministers from both nations have agreed to fast-track free-trade negotiations ahead of the leaders’ summit. The talks are expected to cover the economic pact initially launched on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara this past July, alongside discussions on deepening energy and military cooperation.
For decades, no Canadian prime minister has made a dedicated visit to Turkiye, with past interactions restricted to brief, sterile sidelines of Western imperial gatherings like NATO and the G20. This sudden diplomatic pivot exposes the profound panic within the Canadian political establishment following the total collapse of trade talks with Washington in August.
Faced with a deteriorating relationship marked by crushing US tariffs and even brazen threats of territorial annexation, Canada is realising that Washington no longer views its northern neighbour as an ally, but as a resource to be plundered. To survive the wrath of a declining US empire, Carney is attempting to double Canada’s non-US trade within the next decade.
This frantic diversification strategy has forced Ottawa to swallow its pride and court new trading partners—including China and India—despite years of participating in Washington’s hostile posturing against both nations.
For observers of the shifting global balance of power, Canada’s sudden overtures to Ankara highlight the terminal decay of the US-led imperial core. As the Global South and the Axis of Resistance continue to forge a sovereign multipolar reality, the United States has resorted to cannibalising its own NATO alliance. Washington’s blatant economic warfare against Ottawa has forced the Canadian regime to seek a lifeline in Turkiye, proving that the so-called “rules-based order” is collapsing from within.
Reference: The Cradle