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"We'll see how the working levels are able to negotiate on some of these really sticky points like finalizing energy purchases, like finalizing that TikTok transfer," Craig Kafura says.

New Council polling finds Americans oppose higher tariffs on China and are warming to the idea of economic cooperation.

"There are some encouraging signs if you’re sitting in China and you’ve been arguing for a more diplomacy-heavy approach toward the United States," Craig Kafura says.

"As Americans eulogize soft power, they should push past nostalgia to consider what precisely has been lost," Suzanne Nossel writes.

"The United States should try to influence the new networks its allies are crafting, not resist them," Julianne Smith argues in Foreign Affairs.

Suzanne Nossel analyzes President Trump's role in the ceasefire plan and why, in today's diplomacy, style now matters just as much as substance.

Cécile Shea discusses whether this breakthrough could mark the beginning of a lasting peace in the Middle East.

Julián Ventura joins CBC News to discuss the "multi-dimensional chess game" taking place between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Cécile Shea lays out the potential timeline for the release of hostages and unpacks the challenges ahead.

"With . . . an American public growing more and more hostile to Israel as the war has progressed, Trump has little to lose by bullying Netanyahu—and a fair amount to gain," Dan Drezner argues.