The European Union and Canada are forming a new international alliance. The US, China, and Russia are not in it

The European Union and Canada are launching a new international alliance without the US, China, and Russia.

The European Union and Canada are preparing to establish a new international alliance called P4M (Partners for Multilateralism — "Partners for Multilateralism, International Law, Peace and Prosperity"). This initiative will be presented on September 22 in New York, within the framework of the UN General Assembly.

In addition to the European Union and Canada, Brazil, Kenya, India, and Australia have also joined this initiative. The alliance is organized in an open format, and other countries may also become members in the future.

The participants of the organization aim to strengthen international cooperation and the standing of the UN. They will also work together on artificial intelligence, climate change, and combating pandemics. The initiators emphasize the need to build "bridges" between countries with different political traditions.

The new structure is emerging at a time of intensifying competition between major powers and a crisis in traditional international formats. In the future, it could become an alternative to the Group of Twenty (G20), as cooperation within the G20 is becoming increasingly difficult due to disagreements among powerful nations.

Earlier, the European Union offered Canada to become the alliance's first "associated" member. This status implies very close cooperation in the fields of economy, technology, energy, and defense. Following this, US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the proposal and threatened to increase tariffs against the European Union.