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Election 2024: High Stakes for US Global Leadership

Join experts and thought leaders while they discuss global issues shaping the 2024 election, including trade, immigration, and the Middle East conflict. Register Today

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Video Series World Review with Ivo Daalder
War in the Middle East
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Peter Spiegel, Philip Stephens, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
People walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on August 19, 2023. People walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on August 19, 2023. People walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on August 19, 2023. People walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on August 19, 2023.
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Tehran's Tactics: Iran, Its Proxies, and US Middle East Policy
Hybrid EVENT Election 2024
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What's the value of an international education in Chicago?
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Public Opinion Research

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Americans See Security Alliances as Beneficial to the United States
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff

The public is also largely supportive of using US troops when an official ally is involved.

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Americans See Benefits of Trade, yet Support Restrictions to Protect US Jobs
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff

Pandemic-era shortages seem to have strengthened the public's appetite for greater economic self-sufficiency.

An American flag is waved outside the White House Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy
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American Support for Active US Global Role Not What It Used to Be
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz

While most Democrats favor taking an active part in world affairs, Republicans remain divided.

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The Israel-Hamas War: One Year On

Hybrid EVENT

Council CEO Ivo Daalder leads a conversation with Brandeis University's Shai Feldman, Egyptian Senator Abdel Monem Said Aly, and Khalil Shikaki of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research on the political and humanitarian implications of the Israel-Hamas war and prospects for peace.

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A member of the Israeli forces stands next to a wall with Hebrew writing reading "Path to Peace" at the Kibbutz Netiv Haasara near the border with Gaza Strip, Israel on November 17, 2023.
LEO CORREA / AP
Oct
16

The Israel-Hamas War: One Year On

Hybrid EVENT

Council CEO Ivo Daalder leads a conversation with Brandeis University's Shai Feldman, Egyptian Senator Abdel Monem Said Aly, and Khalil Shikaki of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research on the political and humanitarian implications of the Israel-Hamas war and prospects for peace.

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A member of the Israeli forces stands next to a wall with Hebrew writing reading "Path to Peace" at the Kibbutz Netiv Haasara near the border with Gaza Strip, Israel on November 17, 2023.
LEO CORREA / AP
Oct
16

America's Choice: A Post-Election Town Hall

In-Person EVENT

Council members are invited to join us for a town hall with Council CEO Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, as we discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election and the implications for US foreign policy and global engagement.  

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Nov
13
Video from Past Events
PAST EVENT VIDEO Election 2024
The Border at the Ballot Box
Marco López, Andrew Selee, Katie Tobin, and Clifford Young on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discussing how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election. Marco López, Andrew Selee, Katie Tobin, and Clifford Young on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discussing how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election.
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Clifford Young, Katie Tobin, Andrew Selee, and Marco López discuss how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election.  
Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally. Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally. Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally. Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally.
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Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy
PAST EVENT VIDEO Election 2024
Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation. Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation. Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation. Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.
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Views from across the Pond
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