Upcoming Events

Human Rights Under Pressure: A Discussion with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Virtual EVENT

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the state of human rights at this consequential moment in history.

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks via video call at United Nations headquarters on August 17, 2023.
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Nov
17

The Road to Davos: A Private Briefing with Mirek Dušek

In-Person EVENT

Mirek Dušek and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss what comes next ahead of the upcoming World Economic Forum.

A person's silhouette in front of a sign for the World Economic Forum.
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Nov
17

Past Events

Can the World's Most Dangerous Weapons Be Contained?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Sergey Radchenko, Deborah Rosenblum, and Ariane Tabatabai explore how the world can manage biological and nuclear risks amid deepening geopolitical divisions.

Speakers on the Council's stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Virtual Roundtable: Post-Election Analysis

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Dan Drezner, Bruce Jentleson, Leslie Vinjamuri, and Ariane Tabatabai unpack what the midterms really tell us about where Americans stand and how to navigate these results.

Voting Stickers
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Commentary

Congress Can Do More to Defend US Alliances

In the News
Foreign Policy
Ariane Tabatabai

"The next Congress must take practical steps to remove obstacles to defense industrial base integration and make it harder for the administration to take unilateral steps that sabotage alliances," Council Vice President of Research Ariane Tabatabai and John Drennan write.

NATO flags displayed in Brussels
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
US Foreign Policy

What Comes After the Democrats' Midterm Landslide

In the News
Bloomberg
Coauthors

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri and Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Peter Trubowitz unpack what the midterm results mean for US President Donald Trump's agenda and the balance of power in Washington.

Francine Lacqua, Leslie Vinjamuri, and Peter Trubowitz sit in the Bloomberg studio US Foreign Policy

Research

Americans, Foreign Policy, and the 2026 Midterms

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Results and analysis of the Council's 2026 annual survey of American views on foreign policy.

Silhouettes against a backdrop of the American flag
Pamela Smith / AP
Public Opinion

In Tariffs Debate, Gen Z and Millennials Favor Lower Prices and More Choices

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Younger Americans see globalization and free trade not as threats to their jobs, but assets to improve their standard of living and reduce the cost of goods.

A person browses the grocery store
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

Experts

Mallory Knodel 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Technology and Governance, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Paul Poast 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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