All upcoming events, listed in chronological order.

When Commerce Becomes Coercion: Navigating Weaponized Interdependence

Hybrid EVENT

Victor Cha, Paul Heer, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how major powers are turning economic interdependence into a geopolitical tool and how other countries can respond.

Photograph of Chinese flag in front of shipping containers
Noah Berger / AP
Mar
24

A Nuclear Renaissance?

Hybrid EVENT

Robert Rosner, Doug Scott, and Rachel Bronson discuss how the global nuclear revival is reshaping energy competition, national security, and energy independence.

Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center nuclear power plant is in Scriba, NY.
Ted Shaffrey / AP
Mar
30

Global Implications of the Emerging Conflict with Iran

Virtual EVENT

Leslie Vinjamuri, Julianne Smith, and Evan Medeiros discuss the escalating US-Iran conflict and its broader implications.

Turkey Protests on Iran
Emrah Gural / AP
Mar
31

World Health Day 2026: Global Health at a Crossroads

Hybrid EVENT

As the United States steps back from decades of global health leadership, Dean Karlan, Margaret Kruk, and Zaher Sahloul examine what's at stake and who fills the void.

Person standing at the doorway of a mobile clinic
Themba Hadebe / AP
Apr
8

Is the Global Economy Ready for Another Forever War?

Virtual EVENT

Lord Jim O’Neill, Raghuram Rajan, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the mounting and multiplying global economic effects of the Iran war.

Wall Street
Seth Wenig / AP
Apr
21

A Golden Era For US-Central Asia Relations?

Hybrid EVENT

Ajar Chekirova, Elena Son-LaRocco, and Alex Cooley explore Central Asia’s rising role and what it could mean for US engagement and diaspora communities.

Trump Administration meeting with leaders from Central Asia
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Apr
30

Walter Isaacson on the Greatest Sentence Ever Written

Hybrid EVENT
America at 250

Walter Isaacson, in conversation with Max Boot, discusses his new book and what the Declaration of Independence's most famous words mean for America as it marks its 250th anniversary.

Walter Isaacson speaking in red tie, in front of light grey background
Carlos Osorio / AP
May
18

America at 250 Global Forum

In-Person EVENT

The Council's America at 250 Global Forum will convene high-level policymakers, world-class scholars and experts, business leaders, and influential thought leaders to reflect on America’s past and inform its future.

America at 250 Global Forum logo
Jun
18