Corporate Roundtable on the Geopolitical Implications of US Strikes on Iran

Roundtable
Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on the strategic risks and potential consequences of the United States’ recent strikes on Iran.
The sun sets behind a plume of smoke rising after a US–Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran.
Mar
17
Vahid Salemi / AP
Speakers
Kathleen Hicks
Date and Time
Location
Zoom

REGISTRATION

This session is reserved for the Council’s corporate partners. To learn more about corporate partnership, reach out to Claire Shirey at cshirey@globalaffairs.org.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is convening a private virtual briefing and roundtable with Kathleen Hicks, Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security and former US Deputy Secretary of Defense, for an off-the-record discussion and Q&A for leaders from the Council’s corporate partner companies.

This conversation will examine the strategic risks and potential consequences of the United States’ recent strikes on Iran, situating them within the broader landscape of escalating global conflict. Participants will gain insight into how geopolitical shifts and instability may affect the region and US interests.

Designed exclusively for senior leaders from the Council’s corporate partner companies, this session offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with a former senior Pentagon official.

About the Speakers
Distinguished Nonresident Fellow, Defense and Security
headshot of Kathleen Hicks
Kathleen Hicks served as the 35th US Deputy Secretary of Defense. Previously, she served as senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Donald Marron Scholar at the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
headshot of Kathleen Hicks