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Upcoming Events

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

Hybrid EVENT

Michael Froman, Raghuram Rajan, and Leslie Vinjamuri examine how President 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.
Suo Takekuma / Pool Photo via AP
Nov
5

USMCA 2026: Renegotiating North America's Economic Future

Hybrid EVENT

Heather Hurlburt, Eric Miller, Orlando Pérez Gárate, and Robert Gulotty discuss the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review and how it might shape the future of North American economic cooperation.

Flags of Mexico, Canada, and the United States flying from flagpoles.
Paul Sancya / AP
Nov
13

Past Events

Roundtable with the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau

PAST EVENT

Justin Trudeau joins the Council for a roundtable on his time as the Canadian prime minister, the North American partnership, and more.

Justin Trudeau and Leslie Vinjamuri speaking at a Council roundtable.
Ana Miyares Photography

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. 

Speakers on the Council's stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Trump—Canada's Friend or Foe?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As new tariffs, increased geopolitical tensions and a shifting rules-based order challenge the closest of allies, how will Canada and the US redefine their relationship?

Carney and Trump White House Meeting
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics

What Trump's View of Canada Reveals About His Foreign Policy Doctrine

BLOG
Global Insight by Paul Poast

From tariffs to talks of annexation, Trump’s approach to Canada is rooted in his transactional mindset and nostalgia for an era of economic nationalism and territorial expansion.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with President Donald Trump after a group photo at the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada.
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Research

Most Americans Say USMCA Is Good for the US Economy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Majorities across party lines believe trade with Canada and Mexico strengthens US national security.

President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Global Economy

American Support for Legal Immigration Reaches New Heights

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While majorities of Democrats and Independents support a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working in the United States illegally, only four in 10 Republicans agree.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass
Charles Krupa / AP
Migration

Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Headshot of Ivo H. Daalder