Virtual Roundtable: Post-Election Analysis

Virtual

Roundtable

Dan Drezner, Bruce Jentleson, Leslie Vinjamuri, and Ariane Tabatabai unpack what the midterms really tell us about where Americans stand and how to navigate these results.

Nov

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Speakers

Daniel W. Drezner
Bruce W. Jentleson
Leslie Vinjamuri
Ariane Tabatabai

Date and Time

Nov 4: 12:00 - 1:00 pm CST

Doors Open: 12:00 pm

Location

YouTube

Who Can Attend

For All

REGISTRATION

This event is open to the public.

About This Event

The election results are in, and the read-through matters. The 2026 midterms landed against a backdrop the Council's own public opinion surveys have been tracking for months, offering a data-driven view of where American sentiment on foreign policy actually stands. That sentiment shapes the policy environment companies plan around, and that environment is being tested in real time—an unresolved Iran war, an unsettled Israel-Palestine conflict, and growing tensions with Western allies are reshaping the global perception of the United States. Join Council Senior Nonresident Fellows for Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Dan Drezner and Bruce Jentleson, Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri, and Council Vice President of Research Ariane Tabatabai as they assess what the midterms indicate and what you should be watching next.

This hour-long discussion and Q&A will focus on what the midterm results mean for US foreign policy, and on the trajectory of the Iran war, the unsettled Israel-Palestine conflict, and growing tensions with Western allies.

About the Speakers

Daniel W. Drezner

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Daniel W. Drezner is a senior nonresident fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at the Council. He's currently a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the author of "Spoiler Alerts" at The Washington Post.

Bruce W. Jentleson

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Bruce W. Jentleson is a senior nonresident fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at the Council and a professor of public policy and political science at Duke University. He's served in a number of US foreign policy positions, including senior advisor to the State Department Policy Planning Director, and a senior foreign policy advisor to the 2000 Al Gore presidential campaign, among others.

Leslie Vinjamuri

President & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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.

Ariane Tabatabai

Vice President of Research, Security and Defense; Senior Fellow, Middle East, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Dr. Ariane Tabatabai joined the Council in 2026 as the vice president of research, security and defense. She also serves as senior fellow for the Middle East, focusing on nuclear security and regional security dynamics in the Middle East.

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