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Upcoming Events

The Middle East on Edge: What’s Next for Iran, Israel, and the Region

Hybrid EVENT

Security and Middle East policy experts discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, the current ceasefire, and the status of Iran's nuclear program.

A police officer inspects a damaged apartment a day after a direct missile strike from Iran hit a residential building in Beersheba, Israel on June 25, 2025.
Ariel Schalit / AP
Jul
29

British Ambassador Peter Mandelson on Trade, Tech, and Transatlantic Relations

Hybrid EVENT

British Ambassador Peter Mandelson explores how the US and UK can strengthen their bilateral relationship in an era of heightened global competition and technological change.

Ambassador Peter Mandelson
Evan Vucci / AP
Aug
14

Past Events

Taiwan: The US-China Tipping Point?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Rorry Daniels, Damien Ma, Kharis Templeman, and Craig Kafura discuss Taiwan and rising tensions in US-China relations and the implications for regional security and the global economy.

Craig Kafura, Kharis Templeman, Damien Ma, and Rorry Daniels on the Council stage facing an audience.
Ana Miyares Photography

World Review Live: Gaza Chaos, Rubio's Rise, Iran Deal or Strike

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Carla Anne Robbins, Nahal Toosi, and Karen DeYoung join Ivo Daalder for a special live recording of the farewell episode of the "World Review with Ivo Daalder" podcast.

Marco Rubio listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025.
Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Commentary & Analysis

Behind the Global Race for AI Dominance

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Nikita Lalwani joins Deep Dish to unpack how US industrial policy, national security, and China's tech ambitions are shaping the AI chips competition.

A close look at a computer chip.
Umberto / Unsplash
Global Politics

A Crisis in Confidence: European Public Opinion in the Trump Era

BLOG
Running Numbers by Tim O'Brien

European perception of the United States has plummeted as multilateral commitments wane and international tensions rise, recent surveys show.

President Donald Trump poses during a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in The Hague
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
Public Opinion

Research

US-Russia Relations in a Changing World

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey

Explore US-Russia survey research between 2021 and 2025.

Russian and American flags
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
Public Opinion

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

Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Headshot of Ivo H. Daalder

Daniel W. Drezner 

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