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Upcoming Events

How Tariffs and Trade Policy Affect the Global Food System

Hybrid EVENT

Darci Vetter, Devry Boughner Vorwerk, and Ertharin Cousin analyze how new tariffs and trade policies could impact food security in the long term.

A grocery store cashier scans a bag of potatoes at the checkout counter.
Zamrznuti Tonovi / Envato
Apr
1

Health at Risk: The Local and Global Impacts of Climate Change

In-Person EVENT

At this special partner event with the University of Chicago's Kiphart Center, experts in public health, environmental science, and policy discuss the effects of climate change on global health.

This May 18, 1969 photo provided by NASA shows Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft.
NASA / AP
Apr
9

Past Events

Foreign Aid Fallout: The Future of US Global Leadership

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Catherine Bertini, Paul Poast, and Ambassador Ian Kelly discuss how USAID’s closure will reshape international development and global security.

Ian Kelly, Catherine Bertini, and Paul Poast on stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Fulbright and Chicago Council 2025 Extravaganza

PAST EVENT

Members of the Council and the Fulbright Association are invited to join us for an evening of connection with other globally minded professionals.

Speakers at Fulbright event shake hands
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

When It Comes To Free Trade, The Market Doesn’t Always Know Best

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Restrictions on international economic flows—like Trump's tariffs—seem to be obviously bad. But politically speaking, that isn't always the case, Paul Poast argues.

cargo cranes are used to take containers off of a Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation boat at the Port of Tacoma
Ted S. Warren / AP
Global Economy

The Global Order Got over COVID-19 Pretty Quickly

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Rather than changing the global order, COVID-19 was more a reflection and product of that order," Paul Poast writes.

A woman wearing a face mask waits to receive a coronavirus vaccine
Oded Balilty / AP
Global Health

Research

Despite Trump Withdrawal, Americans Back Paris Climate Agreement

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

Most Americans—including a majority of Republicans—favor a range of measures to reverse or adapt to climate change.

A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance
Charlie Riedel / AP
Public Opinion

US Opinion Leaders Endorse Alliances and Security Guarantees

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s aversion to alliances, foreign policy professionals across the American political spectrum believe they greatly benefit the United States.

NATO and US flags wave in the wind
Virginia Mayo / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Paul Poast 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
Council expert Paul Poast