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Nicholas Berliner on Today's Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

In-Person EVENT

Nicholas Berliner, former National Security Council Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia, leads a roundtable discussion.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on August 18, 2025.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Nov
12

Congressman Ro Khanna on US Foreign Policy

In-Person EVENT

Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) joins the Council for a private roundtable discussion.

Congressman Ro Khanna speaks at a podium to the City Club of Cleveland on April 14, 2025.
Sue Ogrocki / AP
Nov
14

Past Events

Built to Last: Creating Climate Resilient Communities

PAST EVENT VIDEO

In the lead-up to COP30, Kristina Costa, Jennifer Uchendu, Kobi Weinberg, and Elizabeth Andrews discuss global lessons in urban climate resilience and Chicago's potential as a climate refuge.

Speakers on the Council Stage
Ana Miyares Photography

The Trade Triangle: China, India, and America's Economic Future

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Michael Froman, Raghuram Rajan, and Leslie Vinjamuri examine how President Trump's policies and recent BRICS diplomacy are reshaping global trade dynamics.

Speakers seated on the Council's stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary

Are Trump’s Tariffs Legal? The Supreme Court Weighs In

In the News
WBEZ
Cécile Shea

"The decision is going to come down to whether it's Congress' responsibility to tax people and to therefore regulate tariffs, or whether the president really does have carte blanche to do these things" under the IEEPA, Cécile Shea says.

A demonstrator protests outside the Supreme Court
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Economy

We've Forgotten What 'Soft Power' Is

In the News
Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

"As Americans eulogize soft power, they should push past nostalgia to consider what precisely has been lost," Suzanne Nossel writes.

In this June 4, 2008 file photo, Palestinians unload bags of flour donated by the United States Agency for International Development
Mohammed Ballas / AP
US Foreign Policy

Research

Slight Boost in American Support for Active US Role in World

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

At the same time, fewer Americans now compared to a decade ago are convinced their country is exceptional.

An eagle flies by an American flag whipping in the wind
Lindsey Wasson / AP
US Foreign Policy

US Public Support for Alliances at All-Time High

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 Republicans agree.

Flags of NATO alliance members flap in the wind
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Paul Poast 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
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