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The Middle East in Transition

Hybrid EVENT

Aaron David Miller, David Schenker, Mona Yacoubian, and Ivo Daalder analyze how conflicts and power shifts are reshaping the Middle East and the roles of key regional players.

People participate in a rally in the town of Majdal Shams, close to the Syrian border, demanding Israel return the annexed Golan Heights to Syria on February 14, 2025.
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
May
13

Edward Luce on the Life and Legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski

Hybrid EVENT

Edward Luce and Ian Brzezinski discuss Luce’s latest book, "Zbig," and the legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of America's most significant foreign policy strategists. 

Zbigniew Brzezinski is interviewed by the Associated Press on March 26, 1981.
Ira Schwarz / AP
May
19

Past Events

Securing a Sustainable Future in a Polarized Era

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Alex Kruzel and Patrick Shewell discuss how business leaders can navigate policy shifts to stay the course on driving climate action.

Patrick Shewell and Alex Kruzel on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Foreign Aid Fallout: The Future of US Global Leadership

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Catherine Bertini, Paul Poast, and Ambassador Ian Kelly discuss how USAID’s closure will reshape international development and global security.

Ian Kelly, Catherine Bertini, and Paul Poast on stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

100 Days of Unmaking the World America Made

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Stefanie Bolzen, Bobby Ghosh, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A protester waves an upside down American flag in front of the Capitol on March 4, 2025.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Global Politics

Trump Knows That the Rules Don't Enforce Themselves

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The hard reality is that the application of rules, be they domestic or international, comes down to exercises of power," Paul Poast writes.

Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Research

Six in 10 Americans Support US Participation in a Nuclear Agreement with Iran

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Majorities of Democrats and Independents support a potential deal similar to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but only a minority of Republicans agree.

A model of a missile is carried by Iranian demonstrators as minarets and dome of a mosque is seen at background
Vahid Salemi / AP
Public Opinion

Slim Majorities of Americans Still Support Aiding Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While down slightly from last year, more than half support continuing military and economic assistance to Kyiv. But the results are highly partisan.

Demonstrators rally in Times Square on the three-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Joshua Busby 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Nonresident Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy expert Joshua Busby