Upcoming Events

Africa and the New Global Order

Hybrid EVENT

Frances Brown, Adam Habib, and Richard Joseph join Leslie Vinjamuri to discuss how African countries are navigating new partnerships and a changing global order.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa smile during a joint press conference in Pretoria, South Africa on January 12, 2020.
Themba Hadebe / AP
Oct
7

Information Wars: Democracy and the Disinformation Age

Hybrid EVENT

Paweł Markiewicz, Vanessa Audemard d'Alançon, and Ari Tabatabai examine Europe’s fight against disinformation and what it reveals about the challenge of protecting democracy in an age of information warfare.

Banners that read "Use Your Vote" hang above the European Parliament during Europe Day celebrations in Brussels on May 4, 2024.
Virginia Mayo / AP
Oct
8

Past Events

Expert Convening on the Russian Threat to European Security and NATO's Response

PAST EVENT

Experts from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, LSE IDEAS, RAND Europe, and the Centre for European Reform discuss a new report on European security.

Flags of the NATO members countries fly outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 7, 2022.
Olivier Matthys / AP

Can the World Still Make Peace? A Conversation with Thant Myint-U

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Thant Myint-U and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss why the international system is struggling to prevent and resolve conflict, and what it will take to build a more peaceful future.

Thant Myint-U on the Council stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary

Could Brazil's Election Push It Closer to the US?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Brazilian journalist Patrícia Campos Mello says even a Trump-aligned government would find it difficult to pull Brazil away from China. So, how much could Brazil’s upcoming election actually change their place in the world?

Brazil Flag
Eraldo Peres / AP
Global Politics

Never Mind Trump—If Europe Wants to Save NATO, It Must Win Over the American People

In the News
The Guardian
Leslie Vinjamuri

"At a moment when Europe is focused on persuading Donald Trump to remain committed to NATO, it needs to convince Americans, too," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri writes.

A group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey US Foreign Policy

Research

Chinese Public Divided on Whether Beijing Should Seek Shared Leadership or Global Dominance

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Whether Beijing should take any leadership position on the world stage, however, is an overwhelming “yes.”

China's President Xi Jinping remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly
Mary Altaffer / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

Chinese Public Broadly Confident in China's Economy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of global free trade.

People shop at Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping center in Beijing, China
Vincent Thian / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Alexander Cooley 

Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College; Senior Nonresident Fellow, Eurasia Affairs, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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