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.
National Security Correspondent Fred Kaplan shared previously untold stories from inside the White House, the Joint Chiefs of Staff's "tank" in the Pentagon, and the chambers of US Strategic Command.
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.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP outlined his government's approach to challenges posed by the changing global order and the development of a new agenda to shape the global economy.
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.
The Wilson Center and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs joined together to release the 2019 Chicago Council Survey, a detailed look into Americans’ views on vital issues.
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.
Prior to the 2018 midterm elections, Notre Dame’s Michael Desch and Northwestern University professor Peter Slevin discussed why many Americans now support active US engagement in the world.
