US Drafts 'C5' Forum with China, Russia, India, Japan for Global Power

• The US is reportedly considering a new 'Core 5' (C5) forum, including the US, China, Russia, India, and Japan.
• The C5 concept emerged from an unreleased draft of the US National Security Strategy, revealed by Defense One and Politico.
• The proposed C5 aims to bring together countries with over 100 million population and significant global influence.
• Initial discussions within the C5 forum would focus on Middle East security, particularly normalizing Israel-Saudi Arabia relations.
• Experts view C5 as a shift towards 'transactional diplomacy' based on power and necessity, differing from the G7's value-based alliance.

Why It Matters: US plans new C5 group with rivals, signaling a major shift in global power dynamics.