Past Events

US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen speaks to a Council audience and pushes for a global minimum tax rate.

Seventy-five years after Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech, a panel of experts discusses the features and challenges that define the UK-US relationship.

Learning the lessons of Black History Month can highlight opportunities for addressing structural racism and systemic inequity.

Council leadership members enjoyed an exclusive off-the-record conversation with the former NATO ambassador and Chicago Council president on the Biden administration.

A panel of experts examine how the United States can ensure critical government functions continue amid a catastrophe.

Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan weighed in on the possibility of a global economic recovery as more people around the world receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

Foreign correspondents explain the global reaction to insurrection at the US capitol, impeachment, and a new administration.

A panel of senior American and Chinese scholars shared their perspectives on what lies ahead for the world’s most significant bilateral relationship.

This members-only conversation with author and Georgetown Professor Charles Kupchan examines whether a middle ground between foreign policy that does too little or does too much is possible.

Author Evan Osnos discusses his new book and whether Joe Biden’s difficult but triumphant past prepared him for the pivotal 2020 election and the challenges of the presidency.