Guest Commentary - Global Challenges: Germany Lacks What Canada Already Has in the New World Order
Canadians believe in the influence of middle powers. Ottawa seems to be doing a better job than Berlin in conveying self-confidence to the population, security expert Sophie Eisentraut thinks.
Germany and Canada recently announced a multi-billion dollar collaboration on building a submarine fleet, seen as a positive step in strengthening their alliance. A survey for the Munich Security Conference in July found that Canadians and Germans have differing views on the global situation and the conditions for successful middle power politics.
Canadians are more optimistic than Germans about the effectiveness of middle powers' actions in the world, with 37% of Canadians believing they can have a strong, independent influence, compared to 23% of Germans. A majority of 52% of Germans see the world as dominated by Washington and Peking.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
