Should Ukraine join NATO? On the heels of last week’s summit, our experts dig into the implications of expanding the alliance.

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.

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.

January 30, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Jinwan Park, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries., Although the world is brimmi...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jonathan Ernst / Pool via AP, Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat., The US alliance with South Korea remains one of the most important in the world. From North Korea’s expanding weapons p...

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.

August 2, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Karl Friedhoff , and Lama El Baz, Craig Ruttle / AP, Download Data (ZIP), Results and analysis of the Council's annual survey of American views on foreign policy., The 2024 Chicago Council Survey, conducted June 21–...