This week on Global Beat, several countries in the Gulf region sever diplomatic ties with Qatar; South Korea’s new president suspends the deployment of a U.S. antimissile defense system; Puerto Ricans decide on statehood; and more.

As part of the Mexico Initiative, a Pacific Council delegation recently returned from Mexico City, where the group sought to understand the state of current U.S.-Mexican relations in meetings with prominent Mexican leaders from a variety of sectors.

War between the United States and China is not inevitable, but it is possible, writes Graham Allison. China’s disruptive rise creates conditions in which accidental, otherwise inconsequential events could trigger a large-scale conflict.

This week, a suicide bombing during a concert in Manchester kills 22 people; Iranians reelect President Hassan Rouhani to a second term; Brazil’s political crisis continues; and more.