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

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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

Retreat or Resilience? Responding to Global Democratic Decline

Hybrid EVENT

Join leading experts as they explore how democracies can fight back against authoritarian threats and build resilience.

A protestor holds up a sign reading "WANTED DEMOCRACY" at a protest in France on July 31, 2021.
Adrienne Surprenant / AP
Sep
16

Past Events

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

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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

From left to right: Leslie Vinjamuri, Ali Vaez, Robert Pape, and Rachel Bronson on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

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

Commentary & Analysis

Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Isn't Just Political Theater

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

France, the United Kingdom, and Canada are all prepared to recognize the state of Palestine. Paul Poast unpacks what that actually means in international relations.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron
Ludovic Marin / Pool via AP
Global Politics

Is Gaza's Hunger Crisis Driving the World to Recognize a Palestinian State?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Ertharin Cousin joins Deep Dish to unpack the unfolding hunger crisis in Gaza and explains how calls for Palestinian statehood recognition could reshape the conflict.

Palestinians push up against a fence waiting for food at a community kitchen in Gaza City on July 26, 2025.
Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
Food and Agriculture

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
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Daniel W. Drezner 

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