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Content covering Europe, including the countries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and more.

Past Events

British Ambassador Peter Mandelson on Trade, Tech, and Transatlantic Relations

PAST EVENT VIDEO

British Ambassador Peter Mandelson explores how the US and UK can strengthen their bilateral relationship in an era of heightened global competition and technological change.

Aug 14
Leslie Vinjamuri and Ambassador Peter Mandelson on the Council's stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Corporate Leadership Roundtable on the US-Ireland Relationship

PAST EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Please join us for our next Corporate Leadership Conversation with Ireland's Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Trade Sonja Hyland.

May 27
Miniature Irish and US flags sit on top of a table.
Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago
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Commentary & Analysis

A Crisis in Confidence: European Public Opinion in the Trump Era

BLOG
Running Numbers by Tim O'Brien

European perception of the United States has plummeted as multilateral commitments wane and international tensions rise, recent surveys show.

President Donald Trump poses during a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in The Hague
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
Public Opinion

Investing in Clean Energy Bolsters European Security

In the News
Project Syndicate
Joshua Busby

"With the US abandoning its claim to international climate leadership, Europe must take up the mantle," Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby argue.

olar panels work near the small town of Milagro, Navarra Province, northern Spain
Alvaro Barrientos / AP
Climate and the Environment
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Research

Americans Endorse US Commitment to NATO, Though GOP Support Has Dipped

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

The gap between Democrats and Republicans on America's NATO commitment has reached an all-time high in Council polling dating back to 1974.

US President Donald Trump in front of a NATO flag
Evan Vucci / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Divided on Future US Role in Post-War Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While most support providing medevac services to injured peacekeepers, the public is divided over backing a peacekeeping force militarily.

Ukrainian forces hold military exercises
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Public Opinion
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Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Expertise
North America
Europe
Defense and Security
Global Politics
US Foreign Policy
Social Media

Fay Hartog-Levin 

Distinguished Fellow; Council Board Member
Council expert Fay Hartog-Levin
Expertise
Europe
Climate and the Environment
Global Politics
Contact
Send a Message or Question
Phone
(312) 821-7529
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