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Upcoming Events

The Year Ahead: A Town Hall with Council President Leslie Vinjamuri

Hybrid EVENT

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with Tom Wyler to share her insights on the opportunities and challenges facing the United States and the world in 2026.

Leslie Vinjamuri talking to an audience in white pants, navy blazer
Ana Miyares Photography
Jan
8

The Future of Alliances in a Changing World

Hybrid EVENT
America at 250

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with Ambassador Julianne Smith about how US alliances are navigating new pressures and what this means for the future of global partnerships.

Photograph of participating NATO leadership at The Hague Summit
Ben Stansall / Pool AFP
Jan
13

Past Events

The Third Way: India's Role in a World in Transition

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Samir Saran and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss India's distinctive foreign policy strategy and its implications for the global order.

Leslie Vinjamuri and Samir Saran on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Managing the Superpower Rivalry: The US and China through 2028

PAST EVENT

Join Damien Ma, director of Carnegie China, to discuss the future of the superpower rivalry between the United States and China.

US and China flags side by side
Kiichiro Sato / AP

Commentary

Trump’s First Year Back: What Stood Out

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

President Donald Trump’s first year back in office changed the tone of US foreign policy. We look back at the moments that stood out.

Trump Zelenskiyy White House Meeting
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Global Politics

Even in Retreat, America Will Remain Globally Consequential

Analysis
by Alexander Cooley

The world will continue to watch the outcomes of US elections, cultural conflicts, and social protests, which will shape global debates about justice, identity, education, and democratic possibility.

A person in a crowd holds a pole with the American flag hung upside down
Carolyn Kaster / 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 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Eurasia Affairs
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Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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