Donald Trump, the quirky US President known for his unconventional statements about US allies and rivals both, is now reportedly mulling another project concerning the world order. Trump is reportedly weighing the formation of a new elite grouping of global powers called the “C5” or “Core Five”.
This proposed bloc would include America, Russia, China, India and Japan, effectively sidelining the Europe dominated G7 and other alliances built around democratic and economic benchmarks, Politico has reported.
Although there is no official confirmation, Politico reported that the concept appears in a longer, unpublished version of the National Security Strategy released last week. Politico noted it could not verify the existence of this extended document, which had been mentioned by Defense One.
The idea is to create a body of major powers not bound by the G7’s requirements. According to the report, the proposed grouping would meet regularly and would begin with discussions on Middle East security including “the normalisation of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia