Publications

Deep Dish: How Will World Leaders Establish Dialogue with Donald Trump?

From Iran to Canada, the Trump administration has a number of tough negotiations ahead.

One More Question with Gideon Rachman

We asked Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs columnist at the Financial Times, for his thoughts about the shifting balance of global economic power between the East and the West. See what he said.

Deep Dish: Head-to-Head of State

The G20 has concluded, presidents Trump and Putin finally met in person, and America’s allies are growing closer as the United States pulls away from the herd.

This Week's Reads- If America Is Still at War a Decade from Now...

If the US military is still fighting in the greater Middle East in 2027, it will be because the intervening decade looked pretty much like the last two weeks.

#TBT 1974: #NOTNixonian

Is the US public turning on President Donald Trump like it turned on former President Richard Nixon? Running Numbers is digging out its archived polls to look back at Nixon’s approval ratings compared to those of Trump to see whether US public opinion is following a similar path.

External Commentary

Will Trump Upend US-South Korea Alliance?

Top 5 "One More Question" Videos

The Council works hard to bring the brightest minds to Chicago to share their ideas on important global issues. With so much to discuss, it is sometimes difficult to fit all that there is to say on a subject into a single event. That's why we invited several of our guests to answer questions that may have gone unanswered. We’ve been releasing these brief interviews as part of our One More Question series. Discover our top five most popular episodes to date.

This Week's Reads- The Long and Short of China's Challenge to America

While North Korean provocations are important, the much more significant trend is the challenge posed by a rising China that sees itself as at odds with the existing world order.

One More Question with Enda Kenny

In the latest episode of "One More Question," we sit down with former Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny to discuss Ireland's relationship with Britain, and the EU, in a post-Brexit world.

Helmut Kohl, Longtime Friend and Admirer

With the death of Chancellor Helmut Kohl on June 16th, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs lost a longtime friend and admirer, writes John E. Rielly, President Emeritus of the Council.