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Taiwan: The US-China Tipping Point?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Rorry Daniels, Damien Ma, Kharis Templeman, and Craig Kafura discuss Taiwan and rising tensions in US-China relations and the implications for regional security and the global economy.

Craig Kafura, Kharis Templeman, Damien Ma, and Rorry Daniels on the Council stage facing an audience.
Ana Miyares Photography

Russell Shorto on the Extraordinary Birth of New York City

PAST EVENT

Russell Shorto joins the Council to discuss his book, "Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America."

Russell Shorto's book "Taking Manhattan" over an alabaster background.

Commentary & Analysis

How US Approach to Iran-Israel Conflict Could Impact Illinois

In the News
WBEZ
Cécile Shea

"Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and keeping that region relatively calm is really important to manufacturers in Chicago and to all of us who have to pay for gas," Cécile Shea says.

Reporters take photos of a graphic displaying information on Operation Midnight Hammer
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

Wealth Has Always Offered Outsized Influence in US Politics

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The centrality of wealth in US politics under Trump is more a sign of continuity than change. His falling out with Elon Musk only underscores this point, Paul Poast writes.

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk arrive at Trump's inauguration
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy

Research

US-Russia Relations in a Changing World

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey

Explore US-Russia survey research between 2021 and 2025.

Russian and American flags
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
Public Opinion

Most Americans Think the United States Should Pursue Global Free Trade

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Large majorities of the public view international trade as good for the US economy, job creation, and people like them.

Ships are loaded at the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Damian Dovarganes / AP
Public Opinion

Experts