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All past events, listed in chronological order.

The Third Pillar: Are Communities Being Left Behind?

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Global Economy Series

Raghuram Rajan, former Governor, Bank of India, examined whether a shift to strengthening and empowering local communities could be the answer to growing economic disparity and political unrest.

Community members stand in a circle in Ecuador.
Dario Valenzuela

Symposium: The Global Commitment to Sustainable Development

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Experts in sustainability discussed what the world can learn from Japan’s commitment to sustainable development goals (SDGs), and what more needs to be done.

A lush forest with a river running through it.
Alex Zarubi

Resilient Chicago Strategy Release

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Event Series: Pritzker Forum on Global Cities

The city of Chicago, 100 Resilient Cities, and the Ready for 100 Chicago Collective joined together at the Council for the public release of the city’s roadmap for a resilient future.

Chicago skyline, view from the west
Pedro Lastra

Pandemic Panic: Protecting an Interconnected World

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Ron Klain from Revolution LLC and the CDC's Anita Patel discussed how we can strengthen health systems, prepare global cities, and educate communities in order to prevent another global pandemic.

A lab technician holding a COVID-19 swab test
Mufid Majnun

Realism and Restraint America's New Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Stephen M. Walt, professor at Harvard University, joined the Council to discuss whether it’s time for the United States to develop a more restrained foreign policy outlook.

Statue of Liberty, from below.
Burgess Milner

Survey Says: How Americans Really View the World

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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.

American flags outside brick houses
Stephen Walker

Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism

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Author Ian Bremmer joined WBEZ Chicago's Jerome McDonnell to consider whether today's political climate of distrust and division means the end of the age of globalism.

National flags outside of the United Nations.

The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Council President Ivo Daalder and James M. Lindsay discussed their new book, The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership.

The Empty Throne book cover

Let’s Talk About Funds: Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Mary Kay Devine, Emily Green, Lindsey Stanberry, and Jessica Droste Yagan joined the Council for a panel discussion to consider what role gender inequality plays in money and finance.

Woman selling flowers in India
Evgeny Nelmin

The Changing World Order: New Alignments, New Paradigms?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, the Council’s 2018 Marshall M. Bouton Asia Fellow, shares her views on Asia’s economic and political development.

Chan Heng Chee speaking at the Council, 2018