Upcoming Events

The New World Order: Global Leadership and the Rise of Gen Z Political Movements

In-Person EVENT

Join Emerging Leaders alumni and Young Professionals for a conversation with the 2026 Eisenhower Global Fellows on the rise of Gen Z-driven political movements.

University students at a protest hold a banner that reads "MARCH FOR JUSTICE" in red letters in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 31, 2024.
Rajib Dhar / AP
Apr
29

A Golden Era for US-Central Asia Relations?

Hybrid EVENT

Edil Baisalov, Ajar Chekirova, Elena Son-LaRocco, and Alexander Cooley explore Central Asia’s rising role and what it could mean for US engagement and diaspora communities.

Trump Administration meeting with leaders from Central Asia
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Apr
30

Past Events

What Comes Next for Hungary after a Historic Election?

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Rapid Response

Alexander Cooley, Armida van Rij, and Leslie Vinjamuri analyze the election results from Hungary and Viktor Orbán's stunning defeat.

Péter Magyar waves a Hungarian flag after winning the parliamentary elections a parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary on April 12, 2026.
Darko Bandic / AP

Global Implications of the Emerging Conflict with Iran

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Leslie Vinjamuri, Julianne Smith, and Evan Medeiros discuss the escalating US-Iran conflict and its broader implications.

Turkey Protests on Iran
Emrah Gural / AP

Commentary

Trump's Shifting Objectives in Iran and How the War Could End

Analysis
by Ariane Tabatabai

With distrust deepening and the Iranian regime still in place, can the United States and Iran reach a deal?

US Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistani officials after arriving for talks with Iranian negotiators
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
US Foreign Policy

Is China Quietly Winning the Iran War?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The Iran war is spreading far beyond the Middle East. ECFR’s James Crabtree explores what that means for China, India, and the implications for the Indo-Pacific region.

China Congress
Vincent Thian / AP
Defense and Security

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 

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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