Anti-government protests have engulfed Santiago and other cities in Chile. As Council President Ivo Daalder explains, while the demonstrations were sparked by a proposed rise in public transportation fares, the larger underlying issues of inequality, corruption, and unresponsive governance are fueling the protests. It’s a similar story in Lebanon, Iraq, Haiti, Hong Kong, and elsewhere around the world, too.
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Join the Council in honoring former chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Frederick H. Waddell, former United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab, and president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband for their outstanding achievements in international relations, global thought leadership, and philanthropy at the 2019 Global Leadership Awards Dinner on November 5.
Reserve Your SeatThe breakdown of fledgling democracies in Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan, as well as the resurgence of authoritarian leaders around the world, suggest that democracy promotion is a failed project. But the United States still has an essential role to play in promoting democratic institutions abroad, argue Ambassador Derek Mitchell and Daniel Twining.
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Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, a former health minister of Rwanda, takes a minute to answer questions about Rwanda’s health system and the lessons other countries can learn from its success rebuilding after the 1994 genocide.
Watch the video.Washington is torn between two futures for US foreign policy: one of engagement and intervention, another of restraint and retrenchment. But where do Americans stand? Read findings from the 2019 Chicago Council Survey of American public opinion on US foreign policy to learn how Americans feel on important issues, including climate change, immigration, China, and Iran.
“It is in abandoning the Kurds that the real threat to NATO resides,” writes Council President Ivo Daalder in the Chicago Tribune. "For the message is clear: When it comes to the defense of its allies, the United States is now more likely to get out than stay for the fight."
"There are very tangible things that the next president can do to fuel growth in the Midwest — from increasing Federal R&D in health, energy, water and mobility solutions to focusing that effort through research-university-hubbed Innovation Institutes," writes nonresident senior fellow John Austin in The Hill.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis, former US officials who lived through those tense days in Tehran will recount their experiences and reflect on the decades since.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Doors open: 5:15 pm
Event: 5:30 pm
Chicago Council on Global Affairs Conference Center
130 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Registration closes November 6.
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