Upcoming Events

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

Hybrid EVENT

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.

Trump and Xi Jinping shaking hands in front of US and Chinese flags
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Jun
4

Past Events

A Golden Era for US-Central Asia Relations?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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.

Speakers on a stage
Ana Miyares Photography

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

PAST 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

Commentary

What’s at Stake During the Trump-Xi Summit

In the News
WGN News
Raymond C. Kuo

"The United States needs China to some extent more than China needs us," Council Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow for Asia Studies Raymond Kuo tells WGN's The Point.

Raymond Kuo at WGN studios US Foreign Policy

As Trump Goes to China, What Do Americans Say About Tariffs, Iran and World Standing?

In the News
NPR
Craig Kafura

Americans largely view China as an economic rival seeking global dominance, according to a new Chicago Council-NPR-Ipsos poll.

United States and Chinese flags
Ng Han Guan / AP
Public Opinion

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

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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