Carol Giacomo of the New York Times, Stefan Kornelius of Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Edward Luce of the Financial Times joined Council President Ivo Daalder to analyze global news.

October 14, 2025 - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Julianne Smith as Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security. Smith, who served as the U.S. permanent representative to NATO during the Biden administration, will join the C...

Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world's leading media outlets about the week's most important global affairs news.

The latest analysis, events, research, and commentary on the country of China.

Anthropic implicitly acknowledges the two faces of Claude: one with the firm ethical constraints embodied in its constitution, and a second available to do just about anything the Pentagon says—just as long as it can do it well.

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

December 9, 2022 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

The Observer's Giles Whittell and ECFR's Dr. Jana Puglierin unpack what this year's Munich Security Conference revealed.

The US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a large-scale strike. Experts assess what the unprecedented US intervention means for Venezuela, US foreign policy, and regional and global stability.