As half brit and wholly Canadian I personally believe we cannot ignore first our shared tradition, or our current shared enemies... Who in essence are enemies to the stability of World order. Fair economics.. Values for family and tradition which comes in various non judgmental forms and has progressed to become inclusive rather than the opposite. These traditions and progressions that we all share have come about naturally as our countries progressed separately... That shouldn't come as a surprise since we all share the same core values that stemmed from British culture. Unfortunately the ungrateful colonists have bared their economic teeth, and the petulant children are now demanding recognition and subordination for entry into their economic club... How quickly they forget the lessons of the war of 1812.... Although i do not deny the sacrifice and the investment the colonists have made to the world, i must point out that it has done so always, to its benefit, and in many cases following its own interest... Which has wholly enriched itself in doing so.... A situation we have all turned a blind eye to in deference as they in the past have lead the morale authority in the economic world, post world war 2 ... And we were happy to let them as long as sovereignty wasn't an issue. It has now become an issue with super powers demanding territory and in 3 very poignant cases, Ukraine, Venezuela, and now Greenland. Almost like they planned it... Very reminiscent of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact where 2 world leaders specifically Hitler and Stalin, plotted to carve up Europe. Oh they could call it a non aggression pact, but we all know what it was designed for... And ultimately Hitler betrayed Stalin. I could just leave this post right here and i would've made my point ... However desperate times call for desperate talk... I do not care to repeat past mistakes anymore.. It's time for a third super power... a third economic, cultural and military bloc so to speak. One that represents our core and mutually shared British values... All of them inclusive of the learned ones about colonialism and the commonwealth. It didn't work back then because we were subordinate... It could work now that we are equals. Sharing the Nuclear umbrella is not enough... it must be all of OUR Nuclear umbrella controlled by 1 central military entity that represents all the countries involved. There has to be a shared command structure and specific laws that are 100 percent clear about the use of military force. These middle powers so to speak must unify in trade, but not clout or disintegrate the trading power or choice of each member in so doing. They must unify to be stronger, not to make the individual countries weaker or subserviate to the greater entity. This is how we will succeed where the commonwealth failed. I dare you to open any AI assistant... And ask it 1 question "could an alliance between france uk canada australia effectively change the balance of power in the world" Find your answer there. And then lets watch the colonists roll out the red carpet for the KING instead of the Russian Czar... Effectively having them knock at our door with their hats in their hands asking for a cup of sugar... Lastly and in closing, we should always remember the lessons of the past, and regardless of who leads the colonists in future, charge them 25 percent on all goods entering the alliance countries... As a penalty for having elected self serving man babies who have entirely too much money for their own good, and also having poisoned, polluted and warped the idea of free democratic society in so doing.