Caroline de Gruyter, James Harding, and Ryan Heath join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories and how they might unfold.

Journalists Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Peter Spiegel join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Relations between Japan and South Korea are in free fall, with the two key US allies in Asia engaged in a steadily escalating economic conflict.

According to the 2018 Chicago Council Survey , American public support for an "independent Palestinian state" is at its highest level yet, with strongest support among self-described Democrats.

The forces shaping the global economy, from tariffs and trade to monetary policy and global markets. 

As competition between the US and China escalates, the security issue of WeChat and TikTok may be a source of friction in the countries’ relationship.

For the Midwest to thrive in the global economy, it needs to open its doors to the world, not shut it out.

Globalization cannot be stopped, yet we can do a much better job dealing with its consequences by addressing the needs of those most adversely affected.