Upcoming Events

Corporate Roundtable: Post-Election Analysis

Virtual EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Dan Drezner and Bruce Jentleson join Council corporate partners to unpack what the midterms really tell us about where Americans stand and how companies can navigate these results.

Voting Stickers
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Nov
4

A House Divided? American Foreign Policy After the Midterms

Hybrid EVENT

John Ikenberry, Charles Kupchan, Shannon O'Neil, Adam Posen and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how the 2026 midterms will shape the direction of US foreign policy and America’s role in the world in the months ahead.

The top of the US capitol photographed from in between two tree branches on September 2, 2026.
Mariam Zuhaib / AP
Nov
5

Past Events

America's Place in the World: Global Volatility and Authoritarianism

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Daniel Twining, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack how Republicans and Democrats see America's role in the world and how they want their country to engage in the world around them.

A general view of the US Capitol on June 23, 2023.
Mariam Zuhaib / AP

The Global Stakes of America's Midterms

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Armida van Rij, Evan Medeiros, Ariane Tabatabai, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss what is at stake for US foreign policy and the world in the upcoming midterm elections.

"Vote Here" signs lining a sidewalk outside a voting location.
Ellen Schmidt / AP

Commentary

Ukraine at a Crossroads: US Tensions and Iran

In the News
Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

Leslie Vinjamuri discusses the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and Republicans heading into the midterms and how the Iran war is affecting US politics.

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Could the Midterms Change Trump's Foreign Policy?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Journalist Steve Clemons predicts Democrats could benefit from a backlash to the war in Iran. But he warns that a Democratic Congress could lead to “several waves of constitutional crises.” What would that mean for Trump's foreign policy?

US Capitol
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US Foreign Policy

Research

Most Americans Favor Increasing Sanctions on Russia

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, the US public remains supportive of sending military and economic aid to Kyiv and in favor of boosting sanctions against Moscow.

Smoke rises above warehouse stores behind a sunflower field following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Public Opinion

As Fears of China Wane, Americans Favor Greater Engagement with Beijing

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

More than half of the US public supports a policy of cooperation and engagement with China, including a growing number of Republicans.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Evan Vucci / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Rachel Bronson 

Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow, Energy and Geopolitics, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Joshua Busby 

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