Upcoming Events

Europe at a Turning Point: A View from Germany

In-Person EVENT

Christoph von Marschall joins Craig Kafura for a roundtable covering Germany's political situation and the transatlantic relationship.

Election posters for Ulrich Siegmund and Armin Willingmann are pictured in Wernigerode, Germany, on September 2, 2026
Matthias Schrader / AP
Sep
22

Can the World Still Make Peace? A Conversation with Thant Myint-U

Hybrid EVENT

Thant Myint-U and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss why the international system is struggling to prevent and resolve conflict, and what it will take to build a more peaceful future.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2025.
Yuki Iwamura / AP
Sep
29

Past Events

Roundtable with Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra

PAST EVENT

Ambassador of India to the United States H. E. Vinay Kwatra joins the Council for a private roundtable discussion on US-India relations.

Trump and Modi
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The Long Game: China, America, and the Future of the Global Order

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Raymond Kuo, Evan Medeiros, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack the Trump-Xi summit and what it means for the US-China relationship in the years ahead.

Three speakers on the Council's event stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary

Can the US and China Avoid the Mistakes of 1914?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The US and China may not want a war, but could they end up in one anyway? International relations historian Odd Arne Westad explains why he sees echoes of the years before World War I and the “warning” they hold for today. 

Military Parade
Maxim Shemetov / AP
Global Politics

Will China Fill the UN Leadership Gap?

Analysis
by Raymond C. Kuo

Reports that Xi will forgo addressing the United Nations General Assembly ahead of his meeting with Trump in Washington raise uncomfortable questions about the role of multilateral institutions under great power compacts.

People walk around the plaza by the Sphere Within Sphere outside the United Nations Headquarters on the first day of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly's High-Level week, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Angelina Katsanis / 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

Chinese Public Broadly Confident in China's Economy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of global free trade.

People shop at Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping center in Beijing, China
Vincent Thian / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Alexander Cooley 

Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College; Senior Nonresident Fellow, Eurasia Affairs, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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