Canada’s Middle East role: From Pearson’s legacy to passive diplomacy

Canada's government has adopted a "values-based realism" foreign policy approach toward Middle Eastern conflicts, according to critics cited in this analysis, positioning Ottawa as a passive observer rather than an active diplomatic intermediary. The piece argues this stance contrasts with Canada's historical role as a middle power and leaves it sidelined as regional tensions involving Iran and its allied networks intensify across Iraq, Syria, and Gaza.

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