Commentary

As the G7 prepares to meet, economic security is becoming harder to ignore. Mathieu Duchâtel explains what's behind the push to make supply chains more resilient and where the biggest challenges remain.

With the tournament set to kick off at a moment of geopolitical strain, authoritarian powers are seizing an opportunity.

Americans and Mexicans think the tournament will be economically beneficial, while Canadians are concerned about costs.

"It's an important sign of political commitment to follow through with the Canada-Mexico Action Plan . . . to take meaningful steps to growing the bilateral economic relationship," says Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Julián Ventura.

The British king’s skillful diplomacy and eloquent elevation of the US-UK relationship stands in stark contrast to a new transatlantic reality.

Ariane Tabatabai, the Council's vice president of research on security and defense and senior fellow on the Middle East, joins the podcast to talk through the week's biggest national security stories.

"It's a sign to the American people and to the British public that the relationship is about much more than President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells BBC News.

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri reflects on the significance of King Charles III's first state visit to the United States and what is at stake for the US-UK relationship moving forward.

North America has a chance to come out on top of global trade, investment, and competitiveness in a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment.

"Beneath the political turbulence, the transatlantic defense tech ecosystem is expanding rapidly—spanning venture capital, dual-use innovation, and cross-border partnerships," Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Ambassador Julianne Smith and Wendy R. Anderson write.