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Nicholas Berliner on Today's Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

In-Person EVENT

Nicholas Berliner, former National Security Council Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia, leads a roundtable discussion.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on August 18, 2025.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Nov
12

USMCA 2026: Renegotiating North America's Economic Future

Hybrid EVENT

Heather Hurlburt, Eric Miller, Orlando Pérez Gárate, and Robert Gulotty discuss the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review and how it might shape the future of North American economic cooperation.

Flags of Mexico, Canada, and the United States flying from flagpoles.
Paul Sancya / AP
Nov
13

Past Events

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

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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

Speakers seated on the Council's stage
Ana Miyares Photography

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

Commentary

A Temporary Calm in the US-China Trade War After Trump–Xi Meeting

In the News
NPR
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura unpacks new Council polling that shows 53 percent of Americans now want to pursue a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Public Opinion

What the Trump-Xi Meeting Means for Future US-China Relations

In the News
NewsNation
Craig Kafura

"We'll see how the working levels are able to negotiate on some of these really sticky points like finalizing energy purchases, like finalizing that TikTok transfer," Craig Kafura says.

Craig Kafura on NewsNation US Foreign Policy

Research

Most Americans Say USMCA Is Good for the US Economy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Majorities across party lines believe trade with Canada and Mexico strengthens US national security.

President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Global Economy

Americans Reverse Course on US-China Competition

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

While Republicans remain focused on limiting China's rise, a majority of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing.

Wooden dolls depicting China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump
Dmitri Lovetsky / 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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