The United States has been a dominant force in the transformation of the international system over the last century and the unrivaled source of global leadership in the post-Cold War environment. Today, the balance of power is shifting, and American leader ...
Over two hundred reported drone strikes have occurred since President Obama took office, more than five times the amount of the Bush administration. The escalated use of armed drones in multiple foreign countries presents many legal questions, especially w ...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is facing new challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing global economic, political, and security environment. In June 2011, former U.S. secretary of defense Robert Gates warned of “a dim, if not disma ...
In recent years, gridlock and ideology have stalled and complicated the American political system. Simultaneously the European Union, with the world’s largest combined economy, has failed to provide effective leadership at a moment critical to its survival ...
This spring, the United States will host both the NATO and G8 Summits. With the second-largest NATO troop contingent in Afghanistan–behind the United States–and the third largest economy in the European Union, the United Kingdom will play an important role ...
In May, the twenty-eight leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will come to Chicago to explore the best ways to enhance NATO’s ability to defend its members and to ensure the success of future operations. In this time of economic crisis ...
The event panel will discuss: What are the physical realities of natural gas? What is the price trajectory and long-term availability of natural gas? What is on the technological horizon for capturing carbon from natural gas power plants? What trade and in ...
The event panel will discuss: What is the Midwest’s role in manufacturing critical components for the energy industry? What are the impacts of manufacturing on regional and global greenhouse gas emissions? How will increased supply of natural gas affect fu ...
The event panel will discuss: What is role of energy infrastructure in regional and national energy security and supply? What are the most pressing challenges to developing shared infrastructure? What are some ideas for building a workable binational appro ...
The International Monetary Fund predicts China’s economy will surpass that of the United States in terms of purchasing power parity by 2016. Nevertheless, Ann Lee argues we shouldn’t fear the rising dragon, but instead look to what China is doing right and ...
