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Upcoming Events

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary

Hybrid EVENT

Ellen McCarthy, Suzanne Nossel, James Warren, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss misinformation in this partner event with Northwestern University and the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America.

photograph of person's hands holding a smart phone
Jenny Kane / AP
Jan
22

At the Water's Edge: Foreign Policy, Polarization, and the American Public

Hybrid EVENT
America at 250

Craig Kafura, Sarah Maxey, and Gerard Baker discuss findings from the Chicago Council’s 2025 annual survey, highlighting where Americans are divided—and where consensus still exists—on the US role in the world.

Capital dome at night with American flag
Carolyn Kaster / AP
Jan
28

Past Events

Public Opinion and the Future of US Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT

An expert roundtable convened in partnership with Bridging the Gap explores what public opinion data can indicate about the future of US foreign policy.

American flags lined up in front of the US Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden's inauguration on January 18, 2021.
Alex Brandon / AP

G20: What Comes Next as the US Takes Leadership?

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Rapid Response

Lord Jim O’Neill, Brent Neiman, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos share insights into how the G20 has changed and will continue under the upcoming US presidency with Leslie Vinjamuri.

Promotional sign for G20 in Miami in 2026.
Alex Brandon / AP

Commentary

Would Trump's Seizure of Greenland Be the End of NATO?

Analysis
by Julianne Smith

As foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland prepare to meet with Trump officials, Ambassador Julianne Smith explains what US actions to acquire the autonomous territory could mean for the United States’ most important alliance.

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025.
Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
Global Politics

Europe's Security Wake-Up Call

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Europe’s security can no longer be taken for granted. We break down why.

European Security
Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Defense and Security

Research

How Media Habits Shape American Foreign Policy Views

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

As technology reshapes media ecosystems, Council polling finds the US public is struggling to weed out fact from fiction.

a person looks at their phone in front of an American flag backdrop
Ian Maule / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Support Free Trade Agreements but Deeply Divided on Tariffs

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Americans of all partisan stripes agree free trade agreements are important, but Republicans want them with a side of trade barriers.

Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland
Noah Berger / AP
Global Economy

Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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