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Upcoming Events

Ukraine: From Battlefield to Bargaining Table?

Hybrid EVENT

Samuel Charap, Elina Beketova, Jen Stout, and Ivo Daalder discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing attempts to end the conflict.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts in front of Ukrainian flags during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 12, 2025.
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Apr
24

The Middle East in Transition

Hybrid EVENT

Aaron David Miller, David Schenker, Mona Yacoubian, and Ivo Daalder analyze how conflicts and power shifts are reshaping the Middle East and the roles of key regional players.

People participate in a rally in the town of Majdal Shams, close to the Syrian border, demanding Israel return the annexed Golan Heights to Syria on February 14, 2025.
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
May
13

Past Events

Fulbright and Chicago Council 2025 Extravaganza

PAST EVENT

Members of the Council and the Fulbright Association are invited to join us for an evening of connection with other globally minded professionals.

Speakers at Fulbright event shake hands
Ana Miyares Photography

The Future of the Russian Opposition

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Natalia Pelevina, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, and Olga Kamenchuk discuss the future of Russia's opposition movement and the challenges Russian activists are facing.

Speakers on stage. From left to right: Olga Kamenchuk, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, Natalia Pelevina
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Easing Chinese Tariffs, Defying Judicial Orders, Wobbling German Government

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Lee Hockstader, Andrew Roth, and Felicia Schwartz join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele shakes hands with President Donald Trump in an Oval Office meeting on April 14, 2025.
Pool / AP
Global Economy

The Norm Against Territorial Conquest Is in Its Death Throes

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The norm against territorial conquest has underpinned the post-World War II rules-based order—but it seems to be weakening, Paul Poast writes.

Soldiers hold a Russian flag in Crimea
Vadim Ghirda / AP
Defense and Security

Research

Russian Public Makes Fewer Demands of Government During Wartime

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

At the same time, a plurality feel they are entitled to more.

The Kremlin in Moscow
Dmitry Serebryakov / AP
Public Opinion

Russians Feel Mixed Impacts from Kremlin's Foreign Policy Moves

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While the public thinks Putin’s foreign policies have improved Moscow’s international influence and the state of the Russian military, fewer now say they have boosted their country’s image abroad.

People in the Red Square, with the St. Basils Cathedral in the background, in Moscow
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Daniel W. Drezner 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Council expert Daniel W. Drezner