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Column: Brent Scowcroft, the model national security adviser

In the News
The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Few people have had a greater impact on U.S. national security affairs over the last 40 years than Brent Scowcroft, who died last week at age 95.

President George H. W. Bush receives his morning briefing from national security adviser Brent Scowcroft while on vacation in Kennebunkport, Maine. Defense and Security

We Can't Afford to Sideline these Essential Workers Now

In the News
Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

As we look at ways to fight the virus and rebuild the region, championing the skills of immigrants is key to our recovery.

A sign for European Passport Control Global Health

Nuclear Threats 75 Years After Hiroshima

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former deputy secretary of energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Stanford University’s Scott Sagan examine nuclear weapons today and what Americans can do as arms control regimes falter.

Left: Mushroom cloud over Hiroshima; Right: Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki US Foreign Policy

Americans Want a Nuclear-Free World

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Today, most Americans don’t want a world with nuclear weapons. According to the 2020 Chicago Council Survey two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe that no country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

Atomic bomb dome (Genbaku Dome) in Hiroshima, Japan Public Opinion

Global Public Opinion Reactions to COVID-19's Second Wave

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy
Alberto Giuliani
Global Health

Will Canadians Tune In For Bubble Hockey?

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Canada's national sport, hockey, is coming back in a bubble. Will Canadians tune in?

An ice hockey game being played in Washington state.
Jessica Wilson
Public Opinion

Why Allies are Key for US Security Today

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

CFR's Mira Rapp-Hooper explains why NATO is still essential for America’s global leadership – but must be remade to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Angela Merkel and Donald Trump face eachother at the NATO Summit.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Alliance of Democracies—from America First to American Led

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Global Insight by Paul Poast

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

An American flag waving in wind, across a hazy sky
James Balensiefen
US Foreign Policy

Co-Operation: A Pre-Existing Condition

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

Council expert Ian Klaus examines how history will remember the almost simultaneous global mobilization of policy and resources, as well as local urban adaptations and interventions.

Park closure sign with empty playground in background.
Jordan Hopkins
Global Health

EU Budget, Russia's UK Influence, and COVID-19 Vaccine Wars

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss the EU budget deal, what Europe can learn from Russian influence in the UK, and the politics of a COVID-19 vaccine.

A person wearing surgical gloves prepares a vaccine shot
Mufid Majnun
Global Health