Commentary and Analysis

Council Vice President of Studies Brian T. Hanson sits down with guests to go beyond the headlines on critical global issues in this weekly podcast series.

Former NATO Ambassador and Council President Ivo Daalder talks with leading media commentators about emerging global news during this live streaming show every Friday at 10 a.m. CT.

A public opinion, probabilities, and everything data-related blog featuring commentary and analysis from polling and foreign policy experts.

Dina Smeltz

Elizabeth Shackelford

Karl Friedhoff
Center at a Glance

First conducted in 1974, the now annual Chicago Council Survey highlights critical trends and shifts in American views on US foreign policy over time.

Thought leaders convened for task forces analyze and make recommendations on a range of timely national security and foreign policy issues.

Each year, audiences hear from and question a national security leader, fostering dialogue and building deeper understanding of critical issues.
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Crown Center Events

Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill discusses the future of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Joni Ernst, senator from Iowa and retired lieutenant colonel, discussed the top challenges to US defense and security today.

The Council is a Chicago Humanities Festival program partner for this event featuring former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch in conversation with Council President Ivo Daalder, former US Ambassador to NATO.