Past Events

Experts assess whether the NBA's partnership with China harms US business, basketball's popularity, and global human rights.

Ian Bremmer, Ivo Daalder, and Elise Labott explore 2021’s key events and geopolitical trends and consider what 2022 may have in store.

As President Biden convened the Summit for Democracy, a panel of experts considered the challenges facing political freedom around the world—and how democracies can fight back.

Nicolas Ducoté, cofounder of one of Latin America’s top think tanks, discussed concerns for Latin American democracy.

Explore how alcohol has been integral to social, cultural, and economic development across time and how it continues to affect our world today.

Leading historians Douglas Irwin, Charles Kupchan, and Margaret  MacMillan  explore the United States in the era of the Council’s founding.  

Members of the Council are invited to interact with award-winning journalist Philip Stephens on his new book, Britain Alone, analyzing a nation’s struggle to reconcile its waning power with past glory.

Richard Longworth  shares stories on the Council’s century of global influence from his book on its history in conversation with Carol Marin.

A month before the German General Election, President’s Club and leadership members are invited to engage with German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber on regional and global diplomatic pressures.

A panel of experts from the United States, Japan, and South Korea discuss a coordinated trilateral response to China’s growing power in the Asia-Pacific region.