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Upcoming Events

Fulbright and Chicago Council 2025 Extravaganza

In-Person EVENT

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

Attendees at the 2024 Fulbright and Chicago Council Extravaganza standing and talking to each other.
Ana Miyares Photography
Mar
6

Foreign Aid Fallout: The Future of US Global Leadership

Hybrid EVENT

Join us for a conversation on how the recent decision to close USAID will reshape American global influence and the future of international development.

American Aid goods are loaded onto a truck to be used against the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia on August 24, 2014.
Abbas Dulleh / AP
Mar
18

Past Events

Combatting Impunity: Holding World Leaders Accountable

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Join us for a conversation with former International Criminal Court President Chile Eboe-Osuji on prosecuting war crimes and strengthening global justice.

Fay Hartog-Levin and Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji on stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Views from across the Pond

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.

Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Trump Is More Symptom than Cause of the Twilight of US Hegemony

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Despite his best efforts, Trump will ultimately not steer US policy in a direction that isn't already dictated by the international system, Paul Poast argues.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office
Ben Curtis / AP
US Foreign Policy

Leaders Meet in Munich to Discuss Future of NATO and Ukraine

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte prepare to address a media conference during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 13, 2025.
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
Global Politics

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 Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
Council expert Paul Poast