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The Trade Triangle: China, India, and America's Economic Future

Hybrid EVENT

Michael Froman, Raghuram Rajan, and Leslie Vinjamuri examine how President Trump's policies and recent BRICS diplomacy are reshaping global trade dynamics.

Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and Xi Jinping speak at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025.
Suo Takekuma / Pool Photo via AP
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Past Events

US-India Relations in the Time of Trump

PAST EVENT

Paul Staniland joins the Council for a roundtable discussion on what shifting US-India relations mean for China and the region.

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, India on April 22, 2025.
Kenny Holston / The New York Times via AP, Pool

The Folly of Realism: Ukraine, Russia, and US Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Lt. Col. (ret.) Alexander Vindman and John Gans examine America's evolving Eastern Europe strategy and what Ukraine reveals about the future of US foreign policy.

Alexander Vindman and John Gans on the Council's stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Trump’s UN Speech at Odds with American Public Opinion

BLOG
Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

Trump mostly spoke for himself and a small, but vocal, segment of the Republican Party when denouncing immigration, climate action, and multilateralism at the UN General Assembly.

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly
Evan Vucci / AP
Public Opinion

Trump Says Kyiv Can Win Russia-Ukraine War

In the News
Fox 32 Chicago
Paul Poast

Paul Poast unpacks President Donald Trump's pivot on the conflict after meeting with Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Research

Americans Support Working Through the United Nations

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

But partisan divisions on strengthening the institution have reached a new 50-year high.

The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly
Ted Shaffrey / AP
US Foreign Policy

Republicans Favor Trump Approach to Israel-Hamas War

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

But as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, Democrats and Independents say US support for Israel has gone too far.

President Donald Trump shakes the hand of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office
Pool via AP
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Joshua Busby 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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