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Then US Vice President Joe Biden visits Observation Post Ouellette inside the DMZ, the military border separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom in 2013.
Then US Vice President Joe Biden visits Observation Post Ouellette inside the DMZ, the military border separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom in 2013. Then US Vice President Joe Biden visits Observation Post Ouellette inside the DMZ, the military border separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom in 2013.
Then US Vice President Joe Biden visits Observation Post Ouellette inside the DMZ, the military border separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom in 2013.
Defense and Security
REUTERS
Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Reassuring America's Allies
RESEARCH Report by Multiple Authors
A task force, cochaired by Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, and Kevin Rudd with Ivo Daalder, argues that fraying American alliances and a rapidly changing security environment have shaken America’s nuclear security guarantees and threaten the 50-year-old nuclear nonproliferation regime.
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska
Defense and Security
REUTERS
When Allies Go Nuclear
In the News Foreign Affairs Multiple Authors
Protestors take to the streets in Yangon to protest a military coup.
Protestors take to the streets in Yangon to protest a military coup. Protestors take to the streets in Yangon to protest a military coup.
Protestors take to the streets in Yangon to protest a military coup.
Global Politics
Reuters
Myanmar’s Democratic Transition is Failing. What Now?
Podcast Deep Dish Podcast
Stack of newspapers
Stack of newspapers
Md Mahdi
Play the video
World Review: Myanmar Protests, Biden on China, Iran
PAST EVENT VIDEO World Review
Ivo Daalder, Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Matt Kaminksi examine the week's most important global affairs news.
Computer hardware
Computer hardware Computer hardware
Computer hardware
Public Opinion
Michael Dziedzic
SolarWinds Hack: Americans Prefer Sanctions over Retaliatory Cyberattack against Russia
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Multiple Authors
REUTERS
REUTERS REUTERS
REUTERS
US Foreign Policy
Biden's Top Challenge Abroad Is Something No One Wants to Talk About
In the News The New York Times Steven Erlanger
Upcoming Events
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Promoting a More Equitable World Through Sports

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A panel of experts examines how sports diplomacy can build gender and racial equity around the world.

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Illuminated Olympic rings are displayed before the new national stadium
Aflo
Feb
18

Promoting a More Equitable World Through Sports

Virtual

A panel of experts examines how sports diplomacy can build gender and racial equity around the world.

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Illuminated Olympic rings are displayed before the new national stadium
Aflo
Feb
18

Ivo Daalder on the State of the Council and Biden's Foreign Policy

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Council leadership members are invited to join an exclusive off-the-record conversation with the former NATO ambassador and Chicago Council president on the Biden administration.

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President-elect Joe Biden holds a conference video call alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris focused on foreign policy
Reuters
Feb
23

Amplifying Black History for Structural Change and Unity

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Learning the lessons of Black History Month can highlight opportunities for addressing structural racism and systemic inequity.

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock visits a mural at Elizabeth Porter Historic Monument, the site of an African American hospital, on election day
Reuters
Feb
25

Pursuing Equity

Virtual
Pritzker Forum on Global Cities

Dr. Anthony Fauci and leading city experts explore how to build fairer, healthier cities now and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 21, 2021.
Reuters
Mar
18
Video from Past Events
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" are seen in front of a displayed U.S. dollar banknote with George Washington and a printed mask
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" are seen in front of a displayed U.S. dollar banknote with George Washington and a printed mask
Reuters
Play the video
The Fed's Outlook as Vaccine Rollout Shifts into High Gear
PAST EVENT VIDEO Global Economy Series
Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan weighs in on the possibility of a global economic recovery as more people around the world receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
A woman adjusts a Chinese national flag next to US national flags
A woman adjusts a Chinese national flag next to US national flags A woman adjusts a Chinese national flag next to US national flags
A woman adjusts a Chinese national flag next to US national flags
Reuters
The Evolution of China-US Relations in 2021
PAST EVENT VIDEO
Journalists continue to wait for news on the final results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 5, 2020.
Journalists continue to wait for news on the final results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 5, 2020. Journalists continue to wait for news on the final results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 5, 2020.
Journalists continue to wait for news on the final results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 5, 2020.
Reuters / Carlos Barria
How the World Views US Democracy
PAST EVENT VIDEO

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Every year we select a class of approximately 20 participants from across Chicago’s business, cultural, civic, and academic sectors. The 2022 application is now open, until March 8, 2021.
Four Emerging Leaders, presenting their findings during a public program.

Commentary and Analysis

US Foreign Policy
SLATE
To Stop Endless Wars, Biden Needs to Give Up Some Power
In the News Slate Elizabeth Shackelford
Elizabeth Shackelford discusses the need for President Biden to distribute responsibilities for military decision making.
Biden campaigning
Biden campaigning Biden campaigning
Biden campaigning
US Foreign Policy
How America and Democracies Around the World Can Defeat Illiberalism
In the News The National Interest Michele Lowe
A mourner visits the site where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
A mourner visits the site where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. A mourner visits the site where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
A mourner visits the site where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
Inclusion and Equity
Reuters
Freedom and Race Have Shaped Our World and Will Determine our Future
Podcast Deep Dish Podcast
Pre-pandemic New York City
Pre-pandemic New York City Pre-pandemic New York City
Pre-pandemic New York City
Global Cities
Luca Bravo
Why We Don’t Believe the Big City Obituary
In the News Bloomberg Multiple Authors

Research

An image of the White House seen at night.
Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy
2020 Chicago Council Survey
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Multiple Authors

Democrats and Republicans are divided in their views on top threats to United States and how the country should address global challenges and engage internationally. 

Midwestern bridge
Center on Global Cities
Rebuilding the Midwest's Infrastructure
RESEARCH Report by Multiple Authors

Driving equitable economic recovery in a world reshaped by COVID-19

A female farmer plants transplants at a farm in Pennsylvania
Center on Global Food and Agriculture
Zoe Schaeffer
New Solutions for a Changing Climate
RESEARCH Policy Brief by Molly Jahn

The government must recognize investment opportunities in US agricultural research and development in order to address current and future climate challenges.

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