Authors

Norman Eisen

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
Norman Eisen is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings and current chair of the Anti-Corruption, Democracy…
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Susan Stokes

Tiffany & Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor and Director, Chicago Center on Democracy, University of Chicago
Susan Stokes is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake distinguished service professor of political science at the University…
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David Henig

Director, European Centre for International Political Economy
David Henig is Director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the European Centre for International Political Economy. A leading…
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Sebastian Wray

Quantum Tech Specialist, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
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Kathleen Hicks

Distinguished Nonresident Fellow, Defense and Security, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
About Kathleen HicksKathleen Hicks  served as the 35th US Deputy Secretary…
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Jon Finer

Carnegie Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
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Tanya and Michael Polsky

President, Polsky Foundation; Founder & CEO, Invenergy
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Justin Trudeau

Former Prime Minister of Canada
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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…
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Tim O'Brien

Former 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…
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