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Leslie Vinjamuri

The Midterms That Could Make or Break NATO

In-Person EVENT

A panel of transatlantic security experts moderated by Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the upcoming US midterms and how they could shape NATO at this Warsaw Security Forum side event.

NATO Symbol and Flags
Olivier Matthys / AP
Oct
12

The Global Stakes of America's Midterms

Virtual EVENT

Armida van Rij, Evan Medeiros, Ariane Tabatabai, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss what is at stake for US foreign policy and the world in the upcoming midterm elections.

"Vote Here" signs lining a sidewalk outside a voting location.
Ellen Schmidt / AP
Oct
19

2026 Global Food Security Working Dinner

In-Person EVENT

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri hosts a working dinner to discuss the Council's food and agriculture work.

Farmer Brandon Hedges walks back to his combine while harvesting soybeans in Pawnee, IL on October 7, 2010.
Seth Perlman / AP
Oct
20

America's Place in the World: Global Volatility and Authoritarianism

Hybrid EVENT

Daniel Twining, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack how Republicans and Democrats see America's role in the world and how they want their country to engage in the world around them.

A general view of the US Capitol on June 23, 2023.
Mariam Zuhaib / AP
Oct
22

Redefining Britain's Identity for an Age of Change: A Conversation with David Lammy

Hybrid EVENT

Former UK Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy joins Leslie Vinjamuri to discuss the forces transforming Britain and the nation’s place in an uncertain world.

David Lammy signing a note on UK-Cyprus relations on July 4, 2025.
Philippos Christou / AP
Oct
26

Roundtable with Ukraine's Former President Viktor Yushchenko

In-Person EVENT

Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko joins the Council's President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri for a special roundtable conversation on the future of Ukraine.

Viktor Yushchenko at a press conference in Kiev on January 12, 2010
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Oct
30

Corporate Roundtable: Post-Election Analysis

Virtual EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Dan Drezner and Bruce Jentleson join Council corporate partners to unpack what the midterms really tell us about where Americans stand and how companies can navigate these results.

Voting Stickers
George Walker IV / AP
Nov
4

A House Divided? American Foreign Policy After the Midterms

Hybrid EVENT

John Ikenberry, Charles Kupchan, Adam Posen and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how the 2026 midterms will shape the direction of US foreign policy and America’s role in the world in the months ahead.

The top of the US capitol photographed from in between two tree branches on September 2, 2026.
Mariam Zuhaib / AP
Nov
5

Sea Change: A Conversation with Rana Foroohar on the Race for the Arctic

Hybrid EVENT

Rana Foroohar and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how a rapidly changing Arctic is creating a new frontier for global competition and American power.

A path in the ice is left in the wake of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it travels through the Northwest Passage through the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 22, 2017.
David Goldman / AP
Nov
10

Human Rights Under Pressure: A Discussion with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Virtual EVENT

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the state of human rights at this consequential moment in history.

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks via video call at United Nations headquarters on August 17, 2023.
John Minchillo / AP
Nov
17