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

Hybrid EVENT

Michael Froman joins the Council to examine how Trump's policies and recent BRICS diplomacy are reshaping global trade dynamics.

Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and Xi Jinping speak at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025.
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Nov
5

Past Events

America First, World Second? The Future of US Global Leadership

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Julián Ventura and Suzanne Nossel explore how nations worldwide are recalibrating their strategies in response to America's changing approach to foreign policy. 

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Corporate Leadership Roundtable on US Trade Policy

PAST EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Stephen Vaughn and Carl Tannenbaum examine critical trade issues shaping the US economic strategy.

Shipping containers are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles on April 9, 2025.
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Commentary & Analysis

Trump and Starmer Praise US-UK Partnership

In the News
DW News
Leslie Vinjamuri

"The two leaders managed to really marginalize the differences between them and focus on the relationship," Leslie Vinjamuri says.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks on DW News Global Politics

Jimmy Kimmel and the Threat That Comedy Poses to Autocrats

In the News
Los Angeles Times
Suzanne Nossel

"Around the world, autocrats have recognized the power of comedians to puncture preferred narratives, undermine authority and stoke dissent," Suzanne Nossel writes.

People walk by the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio
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Culture

Research

Chinese Public Wants a Balanced Approach to the United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Few see the United States as a friend to China, but a majority want Beijing to use a mix of cooperation and containment in its approach to Washington.

An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem and flags
Andy Wong / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Favor Greater AI and Quantum Regulation

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While still forming their views on these technologies, more say they are concerned about the potential risks than excited about the opportunities.

An IBM Heron quantum processor chip is in a circuit board at IBM headquarters
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Public Opinion

Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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