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Turkish Election Takeaways | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Curious about why Turkey’s presidential election matters? Our experts have you covered. https://globalaffairs.org/turkish-election-takeaways -
Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2023 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Honoring European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UL Solutions President and CEO Jennifer Scanlon. https://globalaffairs.org/global-leadership-awards-dinner-2023 -
Hart Program Series | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A series of videos from events exploring Chicago's ties and relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries and regions. https://globalaffairs.org/event-series/hart-program-series -
Chicago and the World | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The book, "Chicago and the World," covers a century of history of the Council, including foreign policy battles and debates that appeared on the Council's stage. https://globalaffairs.org/chicago-and-the-world -
Phillip Meng | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Chris Morris | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Memo on an "Economic Article 5" to Counter Authoritarian Coercion | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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Gabriela Ivanova | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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The Quad's Next Chapter | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.
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Reuters
China's Influence in Latin America | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A panel of experts discusses rising Chinese presence in Latin America and what it means for politics and economics throughout the region. -
The Indo-Pacific and the "Quad" | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Can Tokyo, with its own limitations, remain a driving force behind the concept and operation of the partnership between the U.S., Japan, India, and Australia? -
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Anne Applebaum on Autocracy’s Seductive Lure | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum explains what it might take to re-instill faith in representative government. -
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Inside Russia's Protest Movement | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov talk with CNN's Nathan Hodge about Russia's political opposition movement after the detention of Alexei Navalny. -
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The Remaking of a Global United States | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A live taping of our global affairs podcast, Deep Dish, where Ivo Daalder and Kori Schake reacted to results of the 2020 election. -
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Biden's 'Defending Democracy’ Agenda Is All Talk
"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.
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Nathan Law on Autonomy and Activism in Hong Kong | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Leading activist Nathan Law joins journalist Edward Luce for a virtual conversation on democracy, political activism, and the future of Hong Kong. -
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Russia, China, and the Battle for Global Dominance | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Catherine Ashton, Robert Kagan, Kishore Mahbubani, and Ivo Daalder discuss the new geopolitical order emerging from Russia and China’s efforts to counter US power. -
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The Curious Resilience of Modern Monarchies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In an age of rapid social and political change, modern monarchies are proving remarkably strong and adaptable. A panel of experts discusses the power and purpose of modern monarchies across the world. -
Foreign Policy Matters: Dwindling GOP Support for Ukraine | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
We’re back with fresh insights on foreign policy, public opinion, and more. https://globalaffairs.org/foreign-policy-matters-dwindling-gop-support-ukraine -
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Ambassador Sandhu on US-India Relations | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu examines how the relationship between India and the United States might change in the midst of a global crisis. -
Foreign Policy Matters: Republicans Turn Inward | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
How should the United States respond to crises overseas? We break down the Council’s latest public opinion data on America’s global role. https://globalaffairs.org/foreign-policy-matters-republicans-turn-inward -
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Biden's Summit for Democracy Isn't Really about Democracies
A key purpose of the meeting is to create a countercoalition against Russia and China, Paul Poast argues.
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The White House
The US-Japan Alliance in the Age of Crisis | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Peter Heinsius
Transforming Industrial Regions Symposium | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Through original research and convenings, the Chicago Council partnered with organizations across the transatlantic space to discuss revitalizing industrial regions in North America and Europe. -
US Foreign Policy
World Review: War Crimes in Ukraine, Pro-Putin Leaders Re-Elected, and France at the Polls | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Nirmal Ghosh, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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Reuters
Putin's Periphery: The Fight for Russian Borderlands | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
An expert panel assesses Moscow’s campaign for influence over former Soviet states and what this says about the political and security outlook for the region. -
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What Trudeau's Win Means for Canadian Foreign Policy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
After weeks of fierce campaigning, not much changed after Canada's snap election. What can the Trudeau government accomplish in a third term when it comes to foreign policy?
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Members-Only Conversation on Voting Rights, Access, and Integrity | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Members of the Council are invited to an exclusive Zoom conversation with our featured speakers as they discuss what’s at stake for the 2020 election, and how to ensure everyone is empowered to get to the polls. -
Special Representative Penny Pritzker Reflects on Ukraine's Economic Recovery | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Penny Pritzker joins Ivo Daalder for a conversation on international support for Ukraine. -
Diego Delso
Germany's Foreign Policy in an Age of Uncertainty | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ambassador of Germany to the US Emily Haber explained how Germany could confront the foreign policy challenges it faces amid Brexit, a rising China, and an increasingly assertive Russia. -
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Biden's Human Rights Promises: Rhetoric or Real? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.
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Laurentiu Morariu
India's Journey: 70 Years of Independence | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A group of experts joined the Council to consider what India must do to become a decisive force on the world stage. -
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Liberty and Justice in a Surveillance State | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Jon Fasman previews his new book, “We See it All,” in an exclusive conversation on the legal, political, and moral implications on the rise of surveillance state powers in the US and across the world. -
Viktor Yushchenko on Ukraine's Political Future | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Join Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko for a discussion of Ukraine’s political future amid Russia’s invasion of the country. -
US Foreign Policy
World Review: Omicron Arrives, Ukraine Red Line, and Iran Nuclear Talks | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Nirmal Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Nahal Toosi join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.
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Reuters
Japan, the Indo-Pacific, and the Quad | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This brief analyzes the the 2017 ASEAN summit where officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Greece's Economic Comeback | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Join Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a conversation on Greece’s remarkable success in rebounding its economy and the challenges that lie ahead for the nation. -
Transforming Industrial Heartlands Initiative | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
We are building a network of policy practitioners, academics, and political leaders focused on economic revival in industrial regions of North America and Europe. https://globalaffairs.org/explore-research/center-global-cities/research/transforming-industrial-heartlands-initiative -
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World Review: Shifting Geopolitics in the Middle East | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Bobby Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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Madeleine Albright on Hell and Other Destinations | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joined the Council to discuss the motivations and beliefs that have propelled her to blaze her own trail. -
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Americans More Concerned about Threats at Home Than Abroad | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.
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Janine Robinson
Protecting the US Political System from Pandemic Threats | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein discuss how the US political system will be impacted by COVID-19 and what we can do now to prepare for a post-pandemic world. -
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Pan-African Attitudes on Gerontocracy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.
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How could young voters affect Taiwan’s election?
The Jan. 13 presidential election in Taiwan could shift its relationship with China as young people in favor of an independent island vote. -
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Arye Carmon on Israel's Elections | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Arye Carmon takes a minute to explain why Israel is holding elections for the third time in a year and predict whether the fourth round of elections is possible.
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Global Politics
World Review: Fallout from Pelosi's Taiwan Visit and Elections in Kenya | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Emily Feng, Nirmal Ghosh, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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Global Food Security Symposium 2018 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The 2018 Global Food Security Symposium examines how surging youth populations can fuel tremendous agricultural growth that will impact the global economy, but, if underemployed, they present a risk. -
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Japanese More Confident than Americans in US Power | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.
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Americans and Human Rights in China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.
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Dimitry Anikin
China's Rise and Reach: The Belt and Road City | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This workshop, part of the Great Powers and Urbanization Project, examines how Belt and Road cities are likely to shape patterns of globalization in the 21st century.