Past Events

Students within the Associated Colleges of the Midwest joined a conversation with Council experts to explore a foreign policy strategy that addresses Midwestern audiences' priorities.

Katharine Hayhoe and Rachel Bronson argue that we need to find shared values in order to achieve collective action on climate change.

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.  

Building a sustainable and inclusive post-pandemic global economic recovery must center women and girls.

While China accelerates its efforts towards technological dominance, an expert panel assessed how the United States should position itself for economic, military, and political success.

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.

As China and the United States enter an era of competition, an expert panel assessed the future of US policy toward Taiwan and its subsequent effect on US-China relations.

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

This workshop, part of the Great Powers and Urbanization Project, examines how Belt and Road cities are likely to shape patterns of globalization in the 21st century.