America's Global Role
Mapping the Global Future
Mapping the Global Future, a joint initiative of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Council on Foreign Relations, Princeton University’s Reimagining World Order Initiative, and Georgetown University’s Lloyd George Project on World Order, brings together leading scholars and experts to examine the evolving domestic and international landscape at a time of profound political and geopolitical transition.
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"We are beginning to see a debate . . . about whether Congress can reassert its control over questions of the use of force," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells CNN.
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Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri and Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Peter Trubowitz unpack what the midterm results mean for US President Donald Trump's agenda and the balance of power in Washington.
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Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins host Gavin Esler to discuss the potential foreign policy consequences of the US midterm elections.
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" We've seen shifts coming for quite some time in American support for Israel," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells DW News. "It's going to take time to wind down existing commitments, but it's undoubtedly a shift that's going to take place."
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David Lammy says he told Keir Starmer he expected Donald Trump to win the 2024 election. In a live Deep Dish conversation, the former UK deputy prime minister and foreign secretary discusses navigating Trump's return, rebuilding ties with Europe, and Britain's changing role in the world.
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Brazilian journalist Patrícia Campos Mello says even a Trump-aligned government would find it difficult to pull Brazil away from China. So, how much could Brazil’s upcoming election actually change their place in the world?
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"At a moment when Europe is focused on persuading Donald Trump to remain committed to NATO, it needs to convince Americans, too," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri writes.
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In this episode of the Fourcast, Leslie Vinjamuri joins to discuss what Canada’s closer ties with the EU could mean—from tighter trade and defense to what Mark Carney calls 'a beacon for other democracies.'
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From Sing Sing prison to Mar-a-Lago, The Economist's John Prideaux traveled across the country to find out what America looks like at 250.
America at 250
Watch how the Council is leading the conversations that will define what comes next.
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At 250, America is attempting to redefine its position in the global system. Can it convince others to follow?
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Allies are not planning for the return of a past iteration of the United States. It would behoove Americans to start doing the same.