Diplomacy 101: Undiplomatically Speaking
Where Beliefs Clash and Stories Flash
Coalitions and Counterweights
Mark Carney was confirmed as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and received the mandate to form a minority government. His first statements emphasized economic resilience, green finance, and rebalancing relations with the U.S. amid trade pressure. Ottawa has already begun informal consultations with NDP and Bloc Québécois leaders to stabilize parliamentary support.
Across the Atlantic, the UK hosted the AI Futures Summit, drawing participation from the U.S., EU, India, and several African nations. Discussions focused on cross-border regulation, algorithmic accountability, and whether global governance can ever catch up with machine learning deployment. Notably absent: China and Russia, who called the event “technological containment under diplomatic camouflage.”
In Africa, Ethiopia and Eritrea jointly announced the reopening of several border crossings under a new infrastructure and trade compact brokered by the UAE. The Horn of Africa is quietly becoming a testbed for Gulf influence and multipolar diplomacy.