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Canada is seeking to further strengthen ties overseas by becoming the European Union’s first “associate member”—a goal European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to help make a reality. The proposed arrangement, the details of which have yet to be ironed out, would likely deepen cooperation on trade, defense, AI, and Arctic security.

Carney made his pledge to E.U. lawmakers when he addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 17. Touting closer ties with the bloc, he said “Europe and Canada are stronger together” and insisted “we are not fair-weather allies, we believe that our ​prosperity grows when ⁠it is shared.”

During Carney’s trip to Europe, Canada applied to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force military coalition—a force launched in 2014 and made up of 10 North Atlantic NATO member states that conduct rapid-response and security operations.

Juneau warns that despite Carney’s current push to diversify trade and defense away from the U.S., the results of these deals may take a long time to truly stand up, as “in practice, diversifying trade and security relationships is measured in years and decades.”