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“The Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s involved two regional powers for most of its duration,” said Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank.
The gathering didn’t include major regional powers Mexico, Brazil or Colombia.
The president said as much in January when he was asked by the New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers.
From Salon
In that address, which garnered global headlines, the prime minister urged middle powers like Canada to come together against "great powers".
From BBC
Paris, the University of Ottawa expert, said it set out a "broad framework" for middle powers, but did not provide guidance on how countries can balance their values with real-world complexities.
From BBC
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