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EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'

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  1. noir_lord · · focus · HN ↗
    Good, if the middle power democracies don't align/work together they are going to get torn apart in the struggle between the US and China.
    1. nixass · · focus · HN ↗
      Non-aligned movement 2: electric boogaloo
      1. xyzsparetimexyz · · focus · HN ↗
        They're very clearly aligned
        1. gpvos · · focus · HN ↗
          Not really with the US anymore.

          Anyway, I think you missed this reference: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Non-Aligned_Movement" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Non-Aligned_Movement

          1. debugnik · · focus · HN ↗
            Does it really count as non-aligned if the observer states are very much aligned?
            1. sheepjumpmoons · · focus · HN ↗
              The point was non alignment with the two superpowers.
              1. bryanlarsen · · focus · HN ↗
                Both Russia and China are observer states within the non-aligned movement.
                1. gpvos · · focus · HN ↗
                  I&#x27;m pretty sure that is a more recent development, and that at least the Soviet Union and China weren&#x27;t observers during the cold war. (But I haven&#x27;t looked it up.)
              2. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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