Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth examines two books that highlight the role of cities in global affairs, and how Midwest cities may leverage global partnerships.

“I had never seen the Middle East as chaotic, as dangerous, as spiraling out of control as it is today.” Fawaz Gerges on why he believes the region is entering a much more dangerous phase.

As of 2021, China owned less than 1% of all foreign-held land in the U.S. Canada, by contrast, held more than the entire area of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.

January 15, 2007, RESEARCH Report by Michael H. Moskow , Henry H. Perritt , and Adele Simmons, Allen McGregor, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report recommends Chicago's leaders focus on priorities of infrastructure, human capital, and global engagement., Introducti...

Honoring US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, President of United Airlines Brett J. Hart, and Emerging Leader alumna Shoba Pillay.

Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Regina Cross, vice president in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs and Council Emerging Leaders alumna; Michael Polsky, Invenergy founder and CEO; and Tanya Polsky, Polsky Foundation president.

Honoring European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UL Solutions President and CEO Jennifer Scanlon.

Collaboration across generations, communities, and political parties is pivotal to agricultural development and youth engagement.

An update on global public opinion on the pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Gulf States.