Authors
Tanya and Michael Polsky
President, Polsky Foundation; Founder & CEO, Invenergy
Justin Trudeau
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Nikita Lalwani
Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nikita Lalwani is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She formerly served as the director for technology and…
Tim O'Brien
Public Opinion Intern
Tim O’Brien joined the Chicago Council as a public opinion and US foreign policy intern in January 2025. He is an incoming MA candidate in…
Peter Mandelson
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States
Peter Mandelson assumed the role of UK Ambassador to the United States in February 2025, following his appointment in December 2024.…
Jim O'Neill
Economist, Member of the House of Lords
Alexander Vindman
Author & Former Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia, National Security Council
Alexander Vindman is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel and former director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia at the National…
Tom Wright
Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Tom Wright is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He most recently served as special assistant to the president and senior…
Colin Kahl
Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science
Colin Kahl is the Steven C.Házy Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation at the Freeman Spogli…
Vali Nasr
Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Dr. Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where he also served…
