If nations were thought of as individuals, then the relationship between the United States and Canada would be that of two humans living side by side, intimately entangled, with unique virtues and vices – the first binding them together, the second forcing them apart. When brought together, people tend take each other for granted. When apart, they see each other as untrustworthy. Obviously, the two people I am speaking of are married, as are the U.S. and Canada – by geography, history and mutual dependency. Geography makes a divorce impossible, but as with a good marriage, anger and distrust can … Continue reading The US, Canada and the Nature of Middle Powers