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Securing a Sustainable Future in a Polarized Era

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Alex Kruzel and Patrick Shewell discuss how business leaders can navigate policy shifts to stay the course on driving climate action.

A view of the US Capitol Building with tree branches above it.
Andrew Harnik / AP

A Conversation with Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias

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Greece Defense Minister Nikos Dendias discusses the country’s expanding strategic role.

Endy Zemenides and Nikos Dendias on the Council's stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Tehran's Tactics: Iran, Its Proxies, and US Middle East Policy

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Election 2024

Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution leads a conversation with Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on how the outcome of the US presidential election may shape US policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East.

Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution leads a conversation with Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on how the outcome of the US presidential election may shape US policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East.
Ana Miyares Photography

Avoiding World War III: Managing Threats from Russia, China, and AI

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Ian Bremmer, Kevin Rudd, Ivo H. Daalder, and Zeenat Rahman discuss how the United States and its allies can respond to threats to global stability.

A conversation at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs with Ian Bremmer, Kevin Rudd, Ivo H. Daalder, and Zeenat Rahman on how the United States and its allies can respond to threats to global stability.
Ana Miyares Photography

Redefining US-China Engagement with Congressman Krishnamoorthi

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A discussion on how the United States could navigate the next decade of economic and technological competition with China.

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Craig Kafura, Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Ana Miyares Photography

How Emerging Technologies Impact Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Global Partnerships

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Corporate Leadership Conversations

Please join us for our next Corporate Leadership Conversation with Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore.

Sailors work at the Combat Information Center of the USS Paul Hamilton in the Strait of Hormuz on May 19, 2023.
AP Photos

Opening Up "Oppenheimer"

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Join the Council for a screening of Christopher Nolan’s "Oppenheimer," hosted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Robert Downey Jr, Christopher Nolan, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, and Matt Damon pose for a photo at an Oppenheimer promotional event in London.
AP Photos

What Young Americans Think about Nuclear Weapons

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Experts discuss the Council’s latest polling on nuclear issues and what more can be done to engage the next generation.

a nuclear cloud
Canva

The Future of Russia's War in Ukraine

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As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, Jessica Tuchman Mathews moderates a discussion with Ivo Daalder and George Beebe on options for protecting Ukraine’s independence, ending Russian aggression, and keeping the US and Ukraine’s neighbors out of the war.

Speakers on Council stage

Defending American Airspace Against Unidentified Objects

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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi discusses recent incursions by an alleged surveillance balloon and other unidentified objects into North American airspace.

Spectators watch after an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down over North Carolina.
Reuters