By Nicola Smith
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a $6.5 billion deal to acquire a world-leading Australian radar system as Canada seeks to divest its defence capabilities from a neighbour it can “no longer trust”, the Nightly reports.
The move is the latest indication of how Five Eyes nations are clubbing together as they adjust to the new realities of the unpredictable Trump era where the reliability of traditional defence and trade ties with Washington can’t be taken for granted.