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

Hybrid EVENT

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Joseph Keith Kellogg, United States Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 14, 2025.
Ukrainian Presidential Press Office / AP
Aug
21

Past Events

Global Affairs, Local Impact: A Conversation with Congressmen LaHood and Quigley

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL 16) and Mike Quigley (D-IL 5) discuss the current state of global affairs and their local implications.

Mary Ann Ahern with Congressmen LaHood and Quigley on the Council's stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Taiwan: The US-China Tipping Point?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Rorry Daniels, Damien Ma, Kharis Templeman, and Craig Kafura discuss Taiwan and rising tensions in US-China relations and the implications for regional security and the global economy.

Craig Kafura, Kharis Templeman, Damien Ma, and Rorry Daniels on the Council stage facing an audience.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

America’s Rising Support for Military Aid to Ukraine Is Driven Largely by Republicans, New Poll Shows

In the News
CNN
Coauthors

New Council polling shows Republican support for US military aid to Ukraine has increase 21 percentage points since March.

Ukrainian recruits practice military skills in sunflower field
Andriy Andriyenko / Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP
Public Opinion

Trump’s Global Trade Order Is Anything But

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Tariffs will almost certainly make the US market less attractive, making it harder to sell to it, with an impact on the US consumers who have been the beneficiaries of those sales," Paul Poast writes.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Economy

Research

Dramatic Rise in Republican Support for Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

In a 21-point shift, 51 percent of Republicans now favor providing US military aid to Kyiv.

President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy

More Americans Oppose than Support US Strikes against Iran

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Many hesitate to give their opinions on the conflict, but attitudes seem to fall along partisan lines on whether the United States made the right move.

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen
Carlos Barria / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

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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