Behind the overture from the European Union to Canada

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, about the latest developments between Canada, the European Union and the U.S. Transcript MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There is no such thing as an associate membership in the European Union. This fact did not stop European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen from floating the idea to Canada. And Canada, of course, is not in Europe, but it is locked in a hostile trade war with the U.S., which has also placed tariffs on EU imports. President Trump is threatening more, what he calls, very serious tariffs on the EU if he determines this whole associate membership idea is a, quote, "hostile act." Well, here's one line from Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney as he addressed the European Parliament today.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY: I'm not proposing a third bloc in order to become a great power rival only with better manners.(APPLAUSE)KELLY: Carney did welcome some sort of closer partnership between Canada and Europe. Here to help break that down is Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group. That's a political consulting firm. Hi, Ian.IAN BREMMER: Hi. How are you?KE...