Sea Change: A Conversation with Rana Foroohar on the Race for the Arctic

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Rana Foroohar and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how a rapidly changing Arctic is creating a new frontier for global competition and American power.
A path in the ice is left in the wake of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it travels through the Northwest Passage through the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 22, 2017.
Nov
10
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Speakers
Rana Foroohar
Leslie Vinjamuri
Date and Time
Doors Open: 5:15 pm
Location
Chicago Council Conference Center, 130 E Randolph Street; or via YouTube
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About This Event

Climate change is redrawing the geopolitical map—literally. As Arctic ice retreats, new shipping routes, resources, and strategic territory are coming into play, transforming a once-remote region into an increasingly important arena of global competition. Russia and China have spent years expanding their presence and ambitions in the Arctic, raising new questions about America’s role in the region. Is the United States prepared to compete? And what does the race for the Arctic reveal about how climate change could reshape global power and national security? Join Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar in conversation with Leslie Vinjamuri on the Arctic and the future of American power.

Copies of Rana Foroohar’s new book, Sea Change: America's New Great Game in the Arctic Circle, will be available for sale and signing at the program.

About the Speakers
Rana Foroohar
Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor, Financial Times
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Rana Foroohar is the global business columnist and associate editor for the Financial Times, the global economic analyst for CNN, and an author. She previously served as the assistant managing editor and economic columnist at Time and an economic and foreign affairs editor and foreign correspondent at Newsweek.
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Leslie Vinjamuri
President & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri joined the Council in 2025 as the president and chief executive officer, after previously serving as director of the US and the Americas program at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, in London. She is Professor of Practice in International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London.
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Issues Climate and the Environment Global Politics
Regions Polar Regions
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