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.
The Council’s Emerging Leaders class of 2019 drew from professional and personal experiences and shared a series of short, dynamic presentations on an array of critical current issues and trends.
Cornelius Blanding, Andrea Schmid, Sean Sherman, and Anne McBride shared how the James Beard Foundation honorees have elevated social issues through food and culture.
Ambassador of Germany to the US Emily Haber explained how Germany could confront the foreign policy challenges it faces amid Brexit, a rising China, and an increasingly assertive Russia.
MIT economists Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson joined the Council to discuss how the US can recreate an economy where the benefits of growth are shared more widely.
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.
Researchers discussed findings from a bi-national study of American and Russian public opinion, including perceptions of the crisis in Ukraine, interference in US elections, and more.
The 2019 Global Food Security Symposium considered: in the face of increasing water insecurity, how we grow an adequate quantity and quality of food to feed a rapidly urbanizing world.
Trade experts Phil Levy and Derek Scissors joined the Council to discuss the state of trade relations between the United States and China and the implications for the global economy.
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.
