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A Conversation with Estonian President Alar Karis

Hybrid EVENT

Estonian President Alar Karis joins the Council to discuss digital innovation, cybersecurity, and Estonia's role on the front lines of collective defense.

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Estonian President Alar Karis speaks during a panel at the Bled Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia on September 2, 2025.
Darko Bandic / AP
Oct
28

Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2025

In-Person EVENT
Global Leadership Awards Dinner

Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Tanya and Michael Polsky; and Regina Cross, Council Emerging Leaders alumna.

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Oct
29

The Trade Triangle: China, India, and America's Economic Future

Hybrid EVENT

Michael Froman, Raghuram Rajan, and Leslie Vinjamuri examine how President Trump's policies and recent BRICS diplomacy are reshaping global trade dynamics.

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Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and Xi Jinping speak at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025.
Suo Takekuma / Pool Photo via AP
Nov
5

Built to Last: Creating Climate Resilient Communities

Hybrid EVENT

In the lead-up to COP30, Jennifer Uchendu, Kobi Weinberg, and Elizabeth Andrews discuss global lessons in urban climate resilience and Chicago's potential as a climate refuge.

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Chicagoans enjoy a day on the lakefront as Lake Michigan and the skyline loom in the background.
Nam Y. Huh / AP
Nov
6

USMCA 2026: Renegotiating North America's Economic Future

Hybrid EVENT

Heather Hurlburt, Eric Miller, Orlando Pérez Gárate, and Robert Gulotty discuss the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review and how it might shape the future of North American economic cooperation.

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Flags of Mexico, Canada, and the United States flying from flagpoles.
Paul Sancya / AP
Nov
13

The US and China: Competition, Coexistence, or Collision?

Hybrid EVENT

Rana Mitter and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss great power competition, strategic rivalry, and the evolving US-China relationship.

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A man holds a Chinese national flag to mark the 76th National Day of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong on October 1, 2025.
Chan Long Hei / AP
Nov
17

The Rise of Illiberal Democracy: Lessons from Hungary

Hybrid EVENT

David Pressman and Suzanne Nossel discuss Hungary's descent from democracy into illiberalism.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stands at a podium with a microphone as a Hungarian flag waves in the foreground.
Denes Erdos / AP
Dec
11

Navigating the Middle: India's Global Role

Hybrid EVENT

Samir Saran and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss India's distinctive foreign policy strategy and its implications for the global order.

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A woman waves a handheld Indian flag.
Manish Swarup / AP
Dec
18