Despite geopolitical turmoil, France is using the G7 to ensure Europe remains relevant as the United States and China pursue further bilateral diplomacy.
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.
"Momentum should be on Ukraine's side, if only Europe and the United States could collaborate effectively to really take advantage of this moment," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells CNN International.
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.
A European-led international mission and the Gulf Cooperation Council are trying to determine who will guarantee openness and stability in the strait once the Iran war ends—and how.
" Even talking about the US formally leaving or just slowly disengaging sends a very dangerous signal to Moscow," Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Ambassador Julianne Smith said of President Trump's remarks about withdrawing from NATO.
