Videos

Watch world leaders and experts engage in thoughtful, challenging conversations on global affairs in past events videos and our ongoing video series.

Educating Girls, Changing the World

Video Series
EL Alumni Impact

We spoke with Council Emerging Leaders Program alumna Amy Maglio about her work empowering communities to educate girls.

Amy Maglio poses for a photo with two students. Women and Girls

Germany Moves Right, US Abandons Ukraine, and Gaza Truce Extension

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Stefanie Bolzen, Andrew Roth, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of far right Alternative for Germany (Afd) smiles at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin on February 23, 205.
Michael Probst / AP
Global Politics

US-Russia Reset, New Gaza Plans, and Xi's Big Tech Bet

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Prashant Rao, and Liz Sly join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, third left, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, second right, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 18, 2025.
Evelyn Hockstein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Why Public Opinion Surveys Matter

Video Series
Featured Video

Go behind the scenes of the Chicago Council Survey as it marks 50 years of bringing the voices of everyday Americans into the foreign policy conversation.

A collage of covers of the annual Chicago Council Survey. Public Opinion

Leaders Meet in Munich to Discuss Future of NATO and Ukraine

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte prepare to address a media conference during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 13, 2025.
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
Global Politics

The Global Importance of Women in STEM

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EL Alumni Impact

We spoke with Council Emerging Leaders Program alumna Julia Lane about her work advancing diversity in STEM.

Julia Lane headshot with image of young girls exploring work in science Tech and Science

Trump's Gaza Plan, USAID Overhaul, and Tariffs

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

David Luhnow, Peter Spiegel, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Brigde in Columbia on February 21, 2019.
Fernando Vergara / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump's World—The Return of Great Power Politics

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

James Lindsay and Matt Kaminski join Ivo Daalder to discuss the end of Pax Americana.

President Trump walking through the White House
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics

Europe and Asia Respond to Trump's Return

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ken Moriyasu, Catherine Philp, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy and What Trump is Inheriting

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Jamil Anderlini, Anton La Guardia, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department on January 13, 2025.
Susan Walsh / AP
US Foreign Policy