Brazil’s October election matches the polarized 2022 election, with incumbent Brazilian President Lula da Silva polling ahead of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Mark Carney understands how and when to use soft power too. And as much as I dislike this (and dislike some of the things he’s done, and is doing), even I have to admit soft power seems to work best when it’s coordinated behind closed doors. I hope he and Lula are talking. I hope there are significant and powerful undercurrents to everything that’s going on in the world. I think there are. It’s the only way I can have hope for a better outcome than what seems obvious right now.
The middle powers like Canada and Brazil have to work together if they want to maintain their independence to choose their own destinies.
Mark Carney understands how and when to use soft power too. And as much as I dislike this (and dislike some of the things he’s done, and is doing), even I have to admit soft power seems to work best when it’s coordinated behind closed doors. I hope he and Lula are talking. I hope there are significant and powerful undercurrents to everything that’s going on in the world. I think there are. It’s the only way I can have hope for a better outcome than what seems obvious right now.
The middle powers like Canada and Brazil have to work together if they want to maintain their independence to choose their own destinies.