Past Events

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.

Members at the President's Club level and higher participated in a conversation on the potential impacts of a court with a conservative majority.

Europe expert Heather Conley, Robert Kagan from Brookings Institution, and the Washington Post's Karen Attiah join the Council to examine America's standing in the world in the next year and beyond.

Former members of Congress Melissa Bean and Bob Dold joined the Council to consider what the US election results mean for the Midwest.