Events

Polling by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs reveals that record numbers of Americans now consider terrorism directed or inspired by ISIL and Al Qaeda to be a critical threat to the United States. In Europe, the scale of recruitment of “foreign fighte ...


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Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, the UN estimates that more than 250,000 people have been killed, and another 4.8 million are refugees. This devastating humanitarian catastrophe is one of worst since World War II, and has resulted in the la ...


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Watch Israel’s former minister of defense and former military chief of staff Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon discuss the new geopolitical realities in the Middle East and how countries in the region will respond to the incoming Trump administration. Public0 Chicago ...


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Evan Fazio's blog Former Defense Minister of Israel Moshe Ya’alon visited the Council on December 7, 2016. We asked him: What is your priority for US-Israel relations under the next administration? See what he said.   "To go on with the superb r ...


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http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/20/rebel-defeat-aleppo-underscores-us-pol... Saeid Golkar December 20, 2016 WTTW "Chicago Tonight"Middle East, Global SecurityGlobal SecurityMiddle East Saeid Golkar ...


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Immediately following the public program, Syria: An Inside View on the Humanitarian Crisis, Council Young Professionals are invited to join us for continued conversation. “YP Meet-Ups” are informal events following select programming, and give YPs the opp ...


Blog entry

Kim Heys's blog Millions of people attended the funeral procession for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. In the latest Deep Dish podcast, the Council’s visiting fellow for Iran policy, Saeid Golkar, explains why Rafsanjani was so bel ...


External Commentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXz5qXjjgf0&feature=youtu.be January 31, 2017 Business First AMGlobal Economy, Global Immigration, Middle EastGlobal Economy, Global ImmigrationMiddle East ...


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http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/30/does-trump-s-travel-ban-make-americans... Cécile Shea January 30, 2017 Chicago Tonight, WTTWMiddle East, Global Security, Global ImmigrationGlobal Security, Global ImmigrationMiddle East Cécile Shea ...