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Yasmeen Abutaleb, Jamil Anderlini, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media Public Opinion
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Americans See United States Playing Positive Role in Middle East
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Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election. Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election. Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election. Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election.
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Defining America's Future: The Role of Foreign Policy in 2024
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Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy

Hybrid EVENT
Election 2024

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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Sep
12

Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy

Hybrid EVENT
Election 2024

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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Sep
12

The Border at the Ballot Box

Hybrid EVENT
Election 2024

Join us for a conversation on how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election.  

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Sep
24
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A Diversity of Opinion: Race, Age, and US Foreign Policy
During the week of the DNC in Chicago experts have a discussion of how factors like race and age play into Americans’ views on foreign policy. During the week of the DNC in Chicago experts have a discussion of how factors like race and age play into Americans’ views on foreign policy.
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A conversation with polling experts during the week of the DNC in Chicago explores how factors like race and age play into Americans’ views on foreign policy.
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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The University of Chicago professor, Olga Bitel, and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, discusses how India can navigate economic challenges to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The University of Chicago professor, Olga Bitel, and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, discusses how India can navigate economic challenges to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The University of Chicago professor, Olga Bitel, and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, discusses how India can navigate economic challenges to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The University of Chicago professor, Olga Bitel, and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, discusses how India can navigate economic challenges to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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Unlocking India's Economic Potential
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