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Upcoming Events

Corporate Sustainability and ESG: Moving Beyond Compliance

In-Person EVENT
Corporate Leadership Breakfast

Senior leaders from corporate partner companies are invited to discuss how sustainable global business practices can lead to corporate growth.

Three men and a woman sit at a conference desk.
Apr
11

Senator Ben Cardin on US Foreign Policy

Virtual EVENT

Senator Ben Cardin joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs for a discussion on United States foreign policy.

Senator Cardin speaks at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 8, 2021.
Reuters
Apr
20

Past Events

Senator Tammy Duckworth on Indo-Pacific Security

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Join Senator Tammy Duckworth at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs for a discussion on security and trade in the Indo-Pacific region.

Senator Tammy Duckworth participates in a virtual townhall addressing the Build Back Better Agenda on October 14, 2021.
Reuters

Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera on Cuba-US Relations

PAST EVENT

Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera provides her perspective on the future of the relationship between Cuba and the United States.

A Cuban flag hangs over a street in downtown Havana, Cuba.
Reuters

Commentary & Analysis

China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Using Your Data

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How have online platforms, and lax US regulation, facilitated the flow of data from the US to China – and what does this mean for the geopolitical contest between these superpowers?

TikTok
REUTERS
Science, Technology and Innovation

AI, Disruption, and the Future of Spying

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Amy Zegart, author of “Spies, Lies and Algorithms”, reveals how technology is transforming espionage.

CIA Headquarters
REUTERS
Science, Technology and Innovation

Research

Young Americans Question US Global Engagement

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

a protester holds a sign that says "not the war machine"
NURPHOTO
Public Opinion

Prioritizing Agricultural Research in the 2023 Farm Bill

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

The United States should increase support for agricultural R&D in the next Farm Bill to ensure farmers can keep feeding the world in spite of challenges from climate change and other shocks. In collaboration with the Farm Journal Foundation, the Council provides recommendations for US government action.

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James Baltz
Food and Agriculture

Experts

John Austin 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Midwest
Council expert John Austin