Trump Administration Reportedly Explores ‘C5’ (Core Five) Global Forum Including Russia, China, India, and Japan, Sidelining G7

US President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring the creation of a new elite global forum called the “Core Five” or “C5,” which would bring together the United States, Russia, China, India, and Japan, according to reports on an unpublished version of the National Security Strategy; the intent is to form a body of major powers that is not restricted by the G7’s requirements for democratic governance and wealth, prioritizing “hard-power” and military-economic influence; the proposed C5 agenda would meet regularly on specific topics, with the first proposed topic being Middle East security and the normalisation of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.