Past Events

Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories and how they might unfold

CEOs from the Council’s board of directors, donor network, and corporate partner companies convened during this exclusive, off-the-record conversation to network with peers and discuss the post-COVID workplace.

Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy discusses how we frame, tell, and promote stories representative of all identities to advocate for the most vulnerable.

Former Emerging Leaders joined this session to share insight on their experience in the program and answer questions from potential applicants.

Mounting authoritarianism, populism, and inequalities exposed by COVID-19 are raising alarms about democracy backsliding in Latin America. Further highlighted by challenges with vaccine distribution and economic recovery, the social and material inequalities in the region have been exacerbated by political upheavals. The Council convened an expert panel as part of the Hart Program Series on Latin America to discuss the state of democracy in Latin America.

Phil Levy, senior economist for trade under President George W. Bush, joins the Council for a members-only discussion on what current disruptions to trade reveal about the global economy.

Martin Indyk and Council President Ivo Daalder discuss US diplomacy in the Middle East and the lessons of Henry Kissinger’s attempts to achieve peace in the region.

Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories, and how they might unfold.

Anne Applebaum, Jim Baker, Susan Glasser, Fareed Zakaria, Robert Zoellick, and the Council’s Ivo Daalder reflected on the decisions American policymakers made at the end of the Cold War as they guided the country through a period of risk and opportunity.

Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories and how they might unfold.