Upcoming Events

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All upcoming events, listed in chronological order.

How Tariffs and Trade Policy Affect the Global Food System

Hybrid EVENT

Darci Vetter, Devry Boughner Vorwerk, and Ertharin Cousin analyze how new tariffs and trade policies could impact food security in the long term.

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A grocery store cashier scans a bag of potatoes at the checkout counter.
Zamrznuti Tonovi / Envato
Apr
1

Kenneth Roth: Righting Wrongs

In-Person EVENT

Join the Council for a special partner event with Chicago Humanities Festival, featuring Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch.

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Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2015
Bilal Hussein / AP
Apr
4

Health at Risk: The Local and Global Impacts of Climate Change

In-Person EVENT

At this special partner event with the University of Chicago's Kiphart Center, experts in public health, environmental science, and policy discuss the effects of climate change on global health.

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This May 18, 1969 photo provided by NASA shows Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft.
NASA / AP
Apr
9

Securing a Sustainable Future in a Polarized Era

Hybrid EVENT

Alex Kruzel and Patrick Shewell discuss how business leaders can navigate policy shifts to stay the course on driving climate action.

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A view of the US Capitol Building with tree branches above it.
Andrew Harnik / AP
Apr
10

The Power and Limits of Economic Warfare

Hybrid EVENT

New York Times bestselling author Edward Fishman discusses economic statecraft, the topic of his new book.

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Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, California.
Noah Berger / AP
Apr
17

Sudan: The World's Forgotten Crisis

Hybrid EVENT

Ertharin Cousin, Cameron Hudson, and Rebecca Wolfe address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

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Sudanese displaced people gather at the Zam Zam refugee camp outside the town of El-Fashir in the Darfour region of Sudan on July 1, 2004.
Karel Prinsloo / AP
Apr
22

Ukraine: From Battlefield to Bargaining Table?

Hybrid EVENT

Samuel Charap, Alina Polyakova, Jen Stout, and Ivo Daalder discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing attempts to end the conflict.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts in front of Ukrainian flags during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 12, 2025.
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Apr
24

Risks and Rewards: What to Expect from the Global Economy

Hybrid EVENT

Joyce Chang of J.P. Morgan Chase, Phil Levy of the World Bank, and Diane Swonk of KPMG US unpack the latest policy shifts and their impact on the global economy.

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A man walks past a money exchange shop decorated with different banknotes in Hong Kong on September 25, 2019.
Kin Cheung / AP
May
5

The Middle East in Transition

Hybrid EVENT

Aaron David Miller, David Schenker, and Mona Yacoubian analyze how conflicts and power shifts are reshaping the Middle East and the roles of key regional players.

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People participate in a rally in the town of Majdal Shams, close to the Syrian border, demanding Israel return the annexed Golan Heights to Syria on February 14, 2025.
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
May
13