Trump and Xi are meeting in Beijing to try to reset US-China relations at a moment of growing instability. Oriana Skylar Mastro breaks down China’s ambitions and what could come next.
"The sort of immediate and urgent crisis is Iran, and it's not the nuclear program, it's the strait," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells Bloomberg. "He will be seeking to see whether China will do anything to help unlock that."
"I think for the US president, the number one thing is really the Strait [of Hormuz], not the nuclear issue," said Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri while discussing the stalled peace talks between the US and Iran on the Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast.
"I think all parties would like to see some regular traffic through the strait," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says. "The problem is that even if we get there, Iran is still going to have this . . . this incredible tool that it can play."
As Secretary Rubio heads to India, the Indo-Pacific is on edge as US priorities shift, and the Quad is being tested. Derek Grossman explains what’s at stake.
In a world filled with crisis, we rarely hear about what’s working. But some of the most useful solutions are coming from unexpected places. Journalist John Kampfner went looking for them.
"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.
