Upcoming Events

What Does Iran's Energy Security Crisis Mean for the World?

Virtual EVENT
Rapid Response

A conversation on the global implications of Iran’s energy security crisis and how it could shape the war.

A worker gestures to indicate "no gas" at a gasoline station in the Philippines
Aaron Favila / AP
Mar
12

When Commerce Becomes Coercion: Navigating Weaponized Interdependence

Hybrid EVENT

Victor Cha, Paul Heer, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how major powers are turning economic interdependence into a geopolitical tool and how other countries can respond.

Photograph of Chinese flag in front of shipping containers
Noah Berger / AP
Mar
24

Past Events

2026 Global Affairs Pub Quiz

PAST EVENT

Join us for an evening of strategy, teamwork, and competition in support of Global Leadership Programs at the Council.

Two trivia bowl attendees smile for a photo.
Ana Miyares Photography

Global Economy Roundtable Series with Daleep Singh

PAST EVENT
Global Economy Roundtable Series

Daleep Singh and Brent Neiman discuss global economic policy and macroeconomic trends in this edition of the Global Economy Roundtable Series.

Stock numbers on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange on October 1, 2025.
Seth Wenig / AP

Commentary

I'm on the Meta Oversight Board. We Need AI Protections Now

In the News
The Guardian
Suzanne Nossel

Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel makes the case for independent oversight of artificial intelligence platforms as its evolving capabilities reshape the world.

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox speaks at LlamaCon 2025
Jeff Chiu / AP
Tech and Science

From Munich to the Board of Peace, the Trump Administration Struggles to Reassure its Transatlantic Partners; The Supreme Court Pushes Back  

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The United States and Europe are scrambling to reform their partnership. It is an open question as to whether the transatlantic partnership can continue to be an anchor for international order as the rest of the world presses rapidly ahead.

President Donald Trumpl listens during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Research

Americans See Congress as Weak on Foreign Policy Compared to the President

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Just three in 10 Americans see the division of foreign policy powers between Congress and the president as “about right.”

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress
Jessica Koscielniak / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

The Growing Partisan Divide on US Foreign Policy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Results and analysis of the Council's 2025 annual survey of American views on foreign policy.

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Experts

Paul Poast 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
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