Upcoming Events

September 11 and the Remaking of American National Security

Hybrid EVENT

Lieutenant General Frank Kearney (Ret.) and Ari Tabatabai reflect on how the post-9/11 era transformed American warfare and continues to shape US national security 25 years later.

The Tribute in Light shines above a reflecting pool at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on September 11, 2012.
Mark Lennihan / AP
Sep
17

Corporate Roundtable: The Global Economic Outlook with Diane Swonk

Virtual EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Diane Swonk joins Council corporate partners for a conversation on the global economy and where it stands ahead of the US midterm elections.

Diane Swonk speaks onstage at a Chicago Council event on September 12, 2024.
Ana Miyares Photography
Sep
24

Past Events

The Quantum Governance Gap: Security, Trust, and Who Sets the Rules

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Chicago Council experts join leaders from government, industry, and academia at the Global Quantum Forum to discuss how policy choices will shape the future of quantum technologies.

seven cubit quantum device
Seth Wenig / AP

Are We Heading Toward a New Nuclear Arms Race?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Laura S. H. Holgate, Christine E. Wormuth, and Ariane Tabatabai discuss what the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty reveals about the future of arms control.

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Matthias Schrader / AP

Commentary

Humanitarian Needs Are Growing. Can the World Keep Up?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

More people need humanitarian assistance as some of the world’s biggest donors scale back. Mercy Corps CEO Tjada McKenna explains why “the gap is not being plugged” and what could come next.

Humanitarian
Matias Delacroix / AP
Climate and the Environment

What Are We Fighting For?

In the News
Gloves Off Podcast
Julianne Smith

How can middle powers win without returning to globalization and the same old system? Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Ambassador Julianne Smith weighs in.

Stephen Marche and Julianne Smith appear in a split screen video Geopolitics

Research

In Tariffs Debate, Gen Z and Millennials Favor Lower Prices and More Choices

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Younger Americans see globalization and free trade not as threats to their jobs, but assets to improve their standard of living and reduce the cost of goods.

A person browses the grocery store
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

Americans See Congress as Weak on Foreign Policy Compared to the President

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Just three in 10 Americans see the division of foreign policy powers between Congress and the president as “about right.”

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress
Jessica Koscielniak / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Paul Poast 

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