Many of our past events—featuring world leaders, policymakers, journalists, authors, and other experts sharing their ideas and perspectives on critical global issues—are available to watch on-demand.
Regional experts joined the Council to examine the opportunities and challenges the United States, Japan, and South Korea will face as their trilateral relationship is tested.
There are many ways to lead in the world without using military force, argued former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who spoke at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on October 15, 2019.
Researcher Elisabeth Braw joined the Council to discuss how Germany and the US can work together to address some of the key challenges facing their relationship.
National security expert John Negroponte joined the Council to discuss the findings of the 2019 Chicago Council Survey and the nation's global priorities ahead of the 2020 election.
General Jim Mattis, former US Secretary of Defense, delivered the inaugural Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy and shared insights on US national security priorities.
Former UN ambassadors Nicholas Burns, Victoria Nuland, Ivo Daalder, and Douglas Lute share their crucial political and military challenges as NATO ambassadors and discuss the future of the alliance.
Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, Oriana Skylar Mastro, and Gregory Poling discuss whether China was ready to enforce its claims in the Pacific and how the US planned to deflect and diffuse these efforts.
The Council’s Ivo H. Daalder and Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum discussed Ukraine, Russia, and if the West can help avoid a war with Russia in Europe’s borderlands.
