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The emerging technologies and innovations reshaping policy and power, from AI to critical minerals to quantum computing.

Upcoming Events

Shaping AI Policy: A Young Professionals Workshop

In-Person EVENT

Nelson Rosario joins members of the Young Professionals Network for a workshop on AI policy.

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A man browses his phone near an artificial Intelligence booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026.
Andy Wong / AP
Sep
23

Corporate Roundtable: Global Quantum Forum Debrief

Virtual EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Brad Henderson and Kath Hicks join Council corporate partners for a debrief on the Global Quantum Forum and what comes next for the technology reshaping innovation and geopolitics.

Parts inside a quantum computer.
Seth Wenig / AP
Oct
21
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Past Events

The Global AI Race

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Lindsay Gorman, Alvin Wang Graylin, and V.S. Subrahmanian examine the race between the United States and China over artificial intelligence—who's ahead, how their visions for the technology diverge, and what the outcome means for the world.

Jul 28
Speakers on the Council's event stage
Ana Miyares Photography

The Quantum Governance Gap: Security, Trust, and Who Sets the Rules

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Chicago Council experts join leaders from government, industry, and academia at the Global Quantum Forum to discuss how policy choices will shape the future of quantum technologies.

Jul 22
seven cubit quantum device
Seth Wenig / AP
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Commentary

Can the United States and China Compete on AI While Managing Shared Risks?

Analysis
by Coauthors

Without buy-in from Washington and Beijing, proposals aimed at reining in artificial intelligence are unlikely to move the needle.

A person passes by a display of robots and a sign that says AI
Ng Han Guan / AP
Technology

Tying Tech to the Mast: What Independent Oversight at the AI Frontier Must Get Right

In the News
Just Security
Suzanne Nossel

"To meet the moment, independent oversight of AI will have to be empowered, equipped, and intrusive, treading where tech leaders will be predictably reluctant to let it go," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen
Patrick Sison / AP
Technology
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Research

Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements, and the Challenges Ahead for the United States

RESEARCH
Report by Karl Friedhoff

Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward.

Ore is hauled from the Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in Utah
Rick Bowmer / AP
US Foreign Policy

Americans Favor Greater AI and Quantum Regulation

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While still forming their views on these technologies, more say they are concerned about the potential risks than excited about the opportunities.

An IBM Heron quantum processor chip is in a circuit board at IBM headquarters
Ted Shaffrey / AP
Public Opinion
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Experts

Kathleen Hicks 

Council Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
headshot of Kathleen Hicks
Expertise
Geopolitics
US Foreign Policy
Technology
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