​'The new norm': Diplomat says Canada may need to get used to being alone on world stage

"The United Kingdom in particular is working very hard behind the scenes to try and cool this problem down," said Michael Stephens of the Royal United Services Institute. "It's sort of going through British diplomatic channels and it's being done obviously quietly. This is not something which needs to play out on Twitter," he said during an interview from his office."At the end of the day, enough damage has been done in public."