May 15, 2026 — In this week’s episode of Around the World, hosts Dhruva Jaishankar and Rachel Rizzo unpack the high-stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, outlining what each side is hoping to secure amid rising tensions over tariffs, critical minerals, Taiwan, and the conflict in Iran. The episode then turns to Europe’s mounting security dilemmas, from the future of NATO to the growing push for a more self-sufficient European defense strategy.
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Image: 209100. The Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addressing Second Session of BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on May 14, 2026. Courtesy of the Government of India Press Information Bureau, via pib.gov.in.