After Afghanistan, David Kilcullen argues that the future of warfare will be urban, coastal, connected—and dangerous. As nonstate armed groups draw strength from local populations and mobile technology, theaters of war may shift from remote areas to underd ...
To date, neither sanctions nor negotiations have yielded a significant breakthrough in preventing the potential weaponization of Iran’s nuclear program. Six-party talks resume in September and are considered a critical opportunity for a diplomatic solution ...
Summary by Richard C. Longworth Sen. Lindsey Graham, virtually conceding that the United States use of force in Syria may be a lost cause, told The Chicago Council Monday that it's vital that we now "get it right in Iran" or face nuclear war ...
Summary by Richard C. Longworth Ahmed Rashid, perhaps the world’s leading expert on Pakistan and Afghanistan, told a Chicago Council audience Monday evening that his part of the world is a broken landscape with the blame shared by its two major players – P ...
As the civil war in Syria continues to unfold, Senator John McCain’s surprise trip reignited the debate on US intervention. While the White House weighs its options, Iran and Russia continue to increase their military backing of Syrian President Bashar al- ...
From HBO’s Iron Throne to Israel’s Iron Dome, the annual Young Professionals Pub Quiz serves up trivia on pop culture and pop policy—with food and drinks to boot. Come prepared to flex the intellectual muscle you’ve been building all year at Council progra ...
Join The Chicago Council on Global Affairs for a debrief discussion of the May 2013 leadership trip to Morocco. Led by expert guides who bridged Morocco’s ancient past with its 21st century changes, Chicago Council President’s Circle members took part in a ...
After more than a decade of American involvement in Afghanistan, a successful peace settlement remains notoriously elusive. The scheduled conclusion of the NATO combat mission in 2014 though, has put the pressure on western governments to act fast. What w ...
What does the future hold for President Obama’s geopolitical challenges? Reflecting on the president’s record, Vali Nasr, a senior adviser to the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, argues that the administration has so far conducted a flawed foreign policy ...
Today, an abundance of petroleum resources dominates the politics and economies of the Middle East. Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali bin Rashid Al Nuaimi—known worldwide as the “Green Sheikh”—is a longtime advocate of expanding an ecologically balanced approach t ...
