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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.

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Jenny Kane / AP
Jan
22

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

Hybrid EVENT

Dina Smeltz 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.

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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

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

Trump Redefined Transatlantic Ties in the NSS. Where Does China Stand?

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The Trump administration rejects the post-Cold War international order and sets out a new vision in its National Security Strategy. At the Doha Forum, world leaders reckoned with its impact on long-standing alliances and its implications for war and peace.

National Security Strategy report cover and pages spread out
Jon Elswick / AP
Defense and Security

The G20 Presidency Presents an Opportunity for the United States. Will Trump Take It?

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The Trump administration’s national security strategy calls for US dominance. But in embracing a G20 agenda of multilateralism, the United States could affirm its role as a world leader—and elevate its ability to set the terms.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez listen
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

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.

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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.

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Noah Berger / AP
Global Economy

Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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