The findings of a high-level bipartisan task force on US policy toward Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia have been announced by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. An expert panel discussed the findings at a launch event on Thursday.
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Despite President Trump’s criticisms of Japan, the US-Japan alliance has a deep well of public support, according to new Council polling analysis. Data show that Americans and Japanese have mutually favorable views of one another, share common views of threats in the region, and support one another’s leadership efforts in the region.
Read the reportA flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine following a call between presidents Putin and Trump has many wondering what’s next in the highly combustible situation. On this week's Deep Dish podcast, former US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst joins Russia expert Samuel Charap to analyze Putin’s goals and the likely outcome of a shift in Eurasian geopolitics.
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For the first of the Council’s new debate series, University of Chicago Law Professor Eric Posner and Northwestern Professor Ian Hurd will go head to head in a conversation moderated by Kirkland and Ellis partner Leslie Smith on the credibility of universal human rights and their power—or lack thereof—to effect change in the world.
Watch the video.From withdrawing from the TPP to questioning China’s practices regionally and economically, the Trump administration promises policy changes for Asian security. Leading policy thinkers will convene at this half-day symposium to explore what lies ahead.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Doors open: 8:30 am
Event: 8:45 am
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Conference Center
130 East Randolph Street, First Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Registration closes February 22.
Global cities on the front lines of the world’s most pressing challenges – terrorism, natural disasters, inequality, and urban violence – drive the most innovative solutions. Join us for the 2017 Chicago Forum on Global Cities where thought leaders including Carl Bildt, Irina Bokova, Richard Florida, Martin Kimani, Vikrim Patel, and current or former mayors of Chicago, Rio, Athens, Dublin, Busan, Helsinki, and Palermo will explore innovative solutions, share their experienced insights, and identify best practices from cities around the world. It will take time to solve the world’s problems. Start with three days in Chicago: June 7-9.
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"Mr. President! So glad you called. No, it’s not too early; I was up anyway. You wanted to know whether a strong dollar or a weak dollar is good for the economy. Excellent question." Council senior fellow Phil Levy answers the president's call.
Leading up to the Global Food Security Symposium 2017, the Council is excited to announce the launch of a new blog series, A Food Secure Future. Over the next eight weeks, this series will explore the challenges that threaten global food security and the opportunities that exist to overcome hunger and malnutrition once and for all.
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