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Is Competition without Conflict Possible? Mapping the Views of Chinese and Americans on Foreign Policy Issues

In-Person EVENT

At the Munich Security Conference, the Council and the Carter Center present their groundbreaking research and results from recent public opinion surveys examining Chinese and American perspectives on international security, trade relations, and China’s global role.

US-China Flags
Andy Wong / AP
Feb
14

2026 Global Affairs Pub Quiz

In-Person EVENT

Join us for an evening of strategy, teamwork, and competition in support of Global Leadership Programs at the Council.

Two trivia bowl attendees smile for a photo.
Ana Miyares Photography
Mar
5

Past Events

10 Conflicts to Watch: A Conversation with Comfort Ero

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Comfort Ero and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the conflicts most likely to shape 2026.

Leslie Vinjamuri and Comfort Ero
Ana Miyares Photography

A Changing Hemisphere: China's Growing Role in Latin America

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Margaret Myers, Oliver Stuenkel, Julián Ventura, and Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano discuss China's growing influence in Latin America and its implications for the region.

Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano, Julián Ventura, Oliver Stuenkel, and Margaret Myers on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary

Could a BRICS Currency Work?

In the News
Project Syndicate
Jim O'Neill

Lord Jim O'Neill (coiner of the "BRICS" acronym) weighs the possibility of a shared currency among the BRICS club.

A man walks past a money exchange shop decorated with different banknotes in Hong Kong.
Kin Cheung / AP
Global Politics

What Takaichi's Win Means for Japan's Foreign Policy Priorities

Analysis
by Craig Kafura

With her party now holding a majority in the Lower House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi turns to managing Japan's relationships with the United States, China, and Korea.

President Donald Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Politics

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

Survey of Chinese Public Opinion on International Affairs

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

New polling from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center offers a rare window into how Chinese citizens view China's global role and foreign policy.

A woman holds a Chinese flag as she poses for a photo near Tiananmen Gate
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Alexander Cooley 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Eurasia Affairs
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Social Media

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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