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  1. Flag of European Union on top of German Reichstag
    Christian Lue

    A Future for the European Union After the Pandemic?

    Blog Post
    by Karin Larson

    With the loss of Angela Merkel, will the EU survive COVID-19, which is yet another institutional and existential blow? ​

  2. Pride Parade
    Robin Worrall

    Municipal Activism: How Cities Stand Up for LGBTQ+ Rights

    Blog Post
    by Jenna Kaplan

    Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

  3. Shared Confidence, Diverging Expectations in the Taiwan Strait
    Chiang Ying-ying / AP
    Public Opinion Survey

    Shared Confidence, Diverging Expectations in the Taiwan Strait

    Public Opinion Survey
    by Craig Kafura, Debi Jin, Christina Chen, Kuan-chen Lee

    December 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Debi Jin , Christina Chen , and Kuan-chen Lee, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans and Taiwanese see US power as superior to Beijing’s, and China’s rise as a major threat to both countries. Yet Americans r...

  4. Transforming Industrial Regions Symposium
    Peter Heinsius

    Transforming Industrial Regions Symposium

    PAST EVENT Conference
    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.
  5. Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych holds up his crash helmet during a press conference following a skeleton training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.
    Steve Moore / AP

    Olympic Officials Want the Games to Be Politically Neutral—Can They Be?

    by Alexander Cooley

    By barring Russian athletes from competing under the Russian flag, the International Olympic Committee demonstrated its power as a global norm-maker. Now, sporting federation leaders are seeking to distance their games from geopolitics.

  6. India's Journey: 70 Years of Independence
    Laurentiu Morariu

    India's Journey: 70 Years of Independence

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    A group of experts joined the Council to consider what India must do to become a decisive force on the world stage and convert its expected demographic dividend into broad prosperity.
  7. Hussein Malla / AP

    Is the Middle East Heading Toward a Much Bigger War?

    Podcast
    by Fawaz A. Gerges, Leslie Vinjamuri

    “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.

  8. Jacqueline Hernandez / Pool via AP

    Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?

    Podcast
    by Avinash Paliwal, Kishore Mahbubani , Leslie Vinjamuri

    Has President Trump's second term accelerated the shift toward an Asian-led world order? Experts Kishore Mahbubani and Avinash Paliwal weigh in.

  9. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium while visiting Jerusalem
    US Embassy Jerusalem

    Biden, Israelis, and Palestinians: "The Ground is Not Ripe"

    Blog Post
    by Benjamin Tomas Morgan

    As attention returns to Gaza, majorities view a breakthrough in negotiations as unlikely in the foreseeable future.

  10. Americans Reverse Course on US-China Competition
    Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
    Public Opinion Survey

    Americans Reverse Course on US-China Competition

    Public Opinion Survey
    by Craig Kafura

    October 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), While Republicans remain focused on limiting China's rise, a majority of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing., US President Donald Trump and Chinese P...