Events

  While the specter of terrorism continues to haunt the national psyche as a persistent danger to homeland security, today’s threat landscape is more varied and complex than ever before. Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and scope, as last summer’s ...


Expert

Kristin Ljungkvist is assistant professor at the Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership at the Swedish Defence University. She received her PhD in political science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden, in 2014, where she a ...


Expert

Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg was Secretary of Economic Development of Mexico City, from 2012 to 2017. In this role, the city’s economy grew twice as much as the national economy. He served as Mexican minister of Health, changing the ministry’s approach ...



External Commentary

http://www.theplanner.co.uk/opinion/smart-cities-old-bytes-in-new-cables Kris Hartley November 6, 2015 The Planner Global Cities Global Cities ...




Events

Technology is disrupting the global system of nation-states and creating a new, chaotic world order, according to Adam Segal. Cyberspace has provided governments with new tools to advance their interests and weaken their adversaries, through cyber-espiona ...


Events

      On April 20, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs honored Council board member and Chicago civic leader Samuel C. Scott III and Academy Award-winning Pakistani documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at the 2016 Global Leadership Awards Dinner. ...


Press Release

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs was ranked No. 1 “Think Tank to Watch” worldwide by the prestigious “ 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index ” released Friday. The Council’s report, “ Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, Resisting Russian Aggression: What ...