Europe

Upcoming Events

Redefining Britain's Identity for an Age of Change: A Conversation with David Lammy

Hybrid EVENT

Former UK Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy joins Leslie Vinjamuri to discuss the forces transforming Britain and the nation’s place in an uncertain world.

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David Lammy signing a note on UK-Cyprus relations on July 4, 2025.

Philippos Christou / AP

Oct

26

Conversation with UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary Lindy Cameron

In-Person EVENT

Lindy Cameron, Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, joins Council leaders and experts for a breakfast conversation hosted by the British Consulate General in Chicago.

Alberto Pezzali / AP

Oct

27

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Past Events

The Midterms That Could Make or Break NATO

PAST EVENT

A panel of transatlantic security experts moderated by Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the upcoming US midterms and how they could shape NATO at this Warsaw Security Forum side event.

Oct 12

Speakers on stage at the Warsaw Security Forum

Warsaw Security Forum / The Casimir Pulaski Foundation

Information Wars: Democracy and the Disinformation Age

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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.

Oct 8

Paweł Markiewicz, Vanessa Audemard d'Alançon, and Ari Tabatabai onstage at the Chicago Council Conference Center.

Ana Miyares Photography

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Commentary

October 21, 2026

Can the Russian Threat Keep the Transatlantic Alliance Together?

Analysis

by Coauthors

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Trump’s diesel deal and domestic tensions clouded conversations between European and American leaders.

People watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a large screen as he speaks at the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.

Attila Husejnow / AP

Geopolitics

September 7, 2026

Europe Needs to Show Americans What It Actually Contributes

In the News

Trivelis Institute

Leslie Vinjamuri

"Europe needs a public diplomacy campaign, and the target of that campaign needs to be the American public," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says.