Past Events

Former Emerging Leaders joined this session to share insight on their experience in the program and answer questions from potential applicants.

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

Phil Levy, senior economist for trade under President George W. Bush, joins the Council for a members-only discussion on what current disruptions to trade reveal about the global economy.

Martin Indyk and Council President Ivo Daalder discuss US diplomacy in the Middle East and the lessons of Henry Kissinger’s attempts to achieve peace in the region.

Anne Applebaum, Jim Baker, Susan Glasser, Fareed Zakaria, Robert Zoellick, and the Council’s Ivo Daalder reflect on the decisions American policymakers made at the end of the Cold War as they guided the country through a period of risk and opportunity.

A panel of experts discussed the digital yuan’s economic and security implications for China and the ripple effects it may have across the global economy.

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.