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

Hybrid EVENT

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.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walk past the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on May 13, 2025.
Tingshu Wang / Pool Photo via AP
Feb
4

10 Conflicts to Watch: A Conversation with Comfort Ero

Hybrid EVENT

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

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A destroyed tank is seen by the side of the road south of Humera, in an area of western Tigray
Ben Curtis / AP
Feb
5
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Past Events

Roundtable with European Members of Parliament on Ukraine

PAST EVENT

A private roundtable with European Parliamentarians discusses securing Ukraine’s victory and sovereignty as the war enters another critical year.

Jan 22
European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, March 6, 2025
Omar Havana / AP

The Future of Alliances in a Changing World

PAST EVENT VIDEO
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.

Jan 13
Julianne Smith on the Council Stage
Ana Miyares Photography
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Commentary

How Trump's Greenland Moves Are Impacting the Transatlantic Partnership

In the News
BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri reflects on recent strains to US-European relations and what is at stake moving forward.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with BBC News via video US Foreign Policy

Why Iran’s Regime Didn’t Collapse

In the News
Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"The Islamic Republic was built to withstand sustained unrest," Senior Nonresident Fellow Saeid Golkar writes in Foreign Policy.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Vienna, Austria on December 17, 2021.
Michael Gruber / AP
Global Politics
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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

Friends with Benefits: Chinese See Russia and North Korea as Beijing's Closest Comrades

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinpin shake hands at the Kremlin
Pavel Bednyakov / AP
Public Opinion
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Experts

Alexander Cooley 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Eurasia Affairs
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Expertise
Eurasia
Global Politics
Social Media

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Expertise
North America
Europe
Defense and Security
Global Politics
US Foreign Policy
Social Media
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