This week, President Trump stated he would decide whether to directly involve the U.S. military in the Israel-Iran conflict within two weeks, the G7 met in Canada, Russia launched the year’s deadliest missile attack on Kyiv, and Rwanda and the DR Congo drafted a peace deal.

This week, Israel attacked Iran's nuclear facilities and killed top military officials, the U.S. and China announced a trade agreement, over 290 people died in an Air India plane crash, and tensions escalated surrounding anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.

This week, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Russian military airbases and Russia retaliated with a major air attack, President Trump spoke by phone with President of China Xi Jinping, NATO defense ministers gathered in Brussels, and Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as president of South Korea.

This week, an appeals court temporarily reinstated President Trump’s tariffs, ASEAN held its first-ever summit with China and six Gulf Cooperation Council countries in Kuala Lumpur, defense leaders convened in Singapore to kick off the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, and a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center was overrun in Rafah.

This week, the EU and UK struck a Brexit ‘reset’ deal, President Trump and President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa had a tense Oval Office meeting, G7 finance ministers and central bank governors met in Canada, and Nicușor Dan was elected president of Romania.

This week, President Trump announced major AI chip agreements with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since the start of the war were held in Türkiye, the U.S. and China reached a tariff reduction deal, and India and Pakistan declared a ceasefire after last week’s military confrontation.

This week, the U.S. and the UK announced a trade agreement, India carried out strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Friedrich Merz became chancellor of Germany, and Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.

This week, our beloved Co-Founder Joseph S. Nye, Jr. passed away at the age of 88. One of our “founding three,” Joe, along with Brent Scowcroft and William J. Perry, created the Aspen Strategy Group in 1984.

This week, Mark Carney was elected prime minister of Canada, Ukraine and the U.S. signed a critical minerals deal, Mike Waltz was removed as national security advisor and will be nominated as UN ambassador, and power outages hit parts of Spain, Portugal, and France.

This week, Pope Francis passed away at 88, President Trump rebuked Putin following a Russian attack on Kyiv, India-Pakistan tensions escalated after violence erupted in Kashmir, and U.S. and Iranian negotiators prepared for technical talks in Oman.

This week, President Trump met with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni and President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele, Russian missiles struck Sumy, Daniel Noboa claimed victory in Ecuador’s presidential election, and the Rapid Support Forces declared a parallel government in Darfur.

This week, the U.S. announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs with the exception of China, China responded by raising tariffs to 125% on U.S. goods, U.S. officials headed to Oman ahead of nuclear talks with Iran, and Russia freed U.S. dual national Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner swap.