This presidential election is one of the most consequential of our time. America—along with its western friends and allies—faces a choice, not simply between the traditional divisions of left and right, liberal and conservative, but between a world that is open or closed. The Council was founded in 1922—at the height of growing isolationism after WWI—to provide an independent and nonpartisan platform for a variety of voices to promote deeper global understanding and active US engagement in the world. This remains core to our mission today.
This fall the Council will examine election 2016 from a global perspective. Bringing together decision makers and thought leaders with diverse viewpoints, and supported by the Council's cutting-edge public opinion research, the Council will consider how America's decision might shape its global role.
Past Events
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Globalization in an Age of Division
Jeffrey E. Garten, Author and Dean Emeritus, Yale School of Management
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The Middle East and a New Administration
Shai Feldman, Judy and Sidney Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University; Khalil Shikaki, Senior Fellow, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
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How Should the Next American President Deal with China?
Jeffrey A. Bader, Former Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council, Barack Obama Administration; Dennis Wilder, Former Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council, George W. Bush Administration
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CANCELLED - Trade Agendas in the US Presidential Campaign
Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
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Roundtable on Public Opinion, Foreign Policy, and Election 2016
Craig Kafura, Assistant Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy; Dina Smeltz, Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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The Rise of Populism: Expected or Unexpected?
Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Lee Feinstein, Former US Ambassador to Poland (2009-2012); Dean, Indiana University School of Global and International Studies; Aleksandar Hemon, Fiction Writer, Essayist, Critic; John B. Judis, Author, The Populist Explosion; Editor-at-Large, Talking Points Memo; Niamh King, Nonresident Fellow, Global Cities and Women and Global Development; And other participants
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Globalism vs. Americanism: Foreign Policy in the 2016 Election
Karl Friedhoff, Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies; Craig Kafura, Assistant Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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The Will to Lead: America's Indispensable Role in the Global Fight for Freedom
His Excellency Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Secretary General of NATO, Former Prime Minister of Denmark
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Election 2016 and the Politics of Trade
Grant D. Aldonas, Managing Director, Split Rock International; William M. Daley, Former United States Secretary of Commerce; Thea M. Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff, AFL-CIO
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Immigration and National Security: Balancing Interests
Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary of Homeland Security; Theresa Brown, Director, Immigration Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center; Dina Smeltz, Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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Public Opinion and America's Next Global Priorities
Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kori Schake, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Dina Smeltz, Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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Rebalancing Immigration and Security
Salam Al-Marayati, President, Muslim Public Affairs Council; Michael G. Masters, Senior Vice President, The Soufan Group; Katie Tobin, Assistant Protection Officer, UNHCR
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The Mayor of London on the Breakdown of Social Integration - The Challenge of Our Age
Sadiq Khan, Mayor, City of London
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Election 2016: US Leadership in Question
Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Columnist, The Washington Post