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  2. Protestor Majid Kazemi, alleged to have killed members of security forces during nationwide protests, appears in a courtroom on January 9, 2023.
    Reuters
    Global Politics

    Iran Executions Quash Protests, Push Dissent Underground

    In the News
    Reuters by Saeid Golkar

    Despite getting people off the streets, Iran's hard crackdown on protesters "has created a massive resentment among Iranians."

  3. President Trump Meets with Senior White House Advisors
    The White House
    Defense and Security

    'Neither the United States nor Iran Wants to Go to War,' Says Former Ambassador

    In the News
    The World by Ivo H. Daalder

    After an overnight Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base housing US troops, US President Donald Trump made a statement Wednesday regarding tensions between the US and Iran.

  4. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a Jerusalem day demonstration in Tehran on May 31, 2019.
    Reuters
    Global Politics

    Why Khamenei's Son Is Unlikely Succeed Him as Iran’s Supreme Leader

    In the News
    Middle East Institute by Saeid Golkar

    As rumors spread, Saeid Golkar argues why it's unlikely that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, succeeds his father.

  5. Vladimir Putin sits in profile at a table in front of white and gold curtains in meetings with Iran.
    Reuters
    Global Politics

    Vladimir Putin's Deepest Fear Is the Freedom of Russia's Neighbors

    In the News
    Financial Times by Ivo H. Daalder

    “An end to NATO enlargement or withdrawing forces from the east will not stop Putin. Only full support of Ukraine can do that,” writes Ivo Daalder in the Financial Times.

  6. President Trump Delivers Remarks on Iran
    The White House
    Defense and Security

    After Stirring up the Middle East, Trump Now Wants NATO's Help? That's Rich.

    In the News
    Chicago Tribune by Ivo H. Daalder

    President Donald Trump has come up with a new solution for the Middle East, “I think that NATO should be expanded, and we should include the Middle East."

  7. Funeral of Qasem Soleimani, Tehran, Iran on 6 January 2020. Defense and Security

    War Averted (for Now), Trump Should Overhaul Iran Strategy

    In the News
    Chicago Tribune by Ivo H. Daalder

    Iran’s missile attack on two U.S. air bases in Iraq was the latest step bringing the United States and Iran to the brink of war. Yet, President Donald Trump decided to back away from further military confrontation.

  8. Military running to helicopters during the Vietnam War. Defense and Security

    For the Iran War Hawks: 11 Lessons From Vietnam

    In the News
    Chicago Tribune by Richard C. Longworth

    McNamara was tragically wrong about Vietnam. Now history repeats itself. The Trump administration seems determined to follow McNamara’s list of follies, again point by point.

  9. a person holds a photo of Mahsa Amini in the air at a protest
    Reuters
    Global Politics

    The Hope and Warning of Iran's Protests

    In the News
    Chicago Tribune by Elizabeth Shackelford

    "Even when 'people power' succeeds in ousting oppressive leaders, there is no guarantee that what comes next is peace or democracy," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

  10. President Donald Trump announces the United States' intent to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, 2018. Global Politics

    Trump's epic fail: His gambit with Iran drives Tehran toward China

    In the News
    The Chicago Tribune by Ivo H. Daalder

    In May 2018, President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal because it was “defective at its core.” But if Tehran were willing to negotiate a better agreement, he would be “ready, willing and able” to

  11. Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin
    Kremlin
    Defense and Security

    The Three Nuclear Threats Facing President-Elect Biden

    In the News
    Chicago Tribune by Ivo H. Daalder

    Council President Ivo Daalder explains why President-Elect Biden faces 3 nuclear threats -- Russia, Iran, and North Korea-- in the Chicago Tribune.

  12. Protesters demonstrate on June 19, 2019 at a briefing on Capitol Hill by Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative on Iran. US Foreign Policy

    Commentary: With US-Iran tensions rising, is diplomacy still even an option?

    In the News
    Chicago Tribune by Ivo H. Daalder

    The only question now is how this ends—in war, new negotiations or one side backing down.

  13. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attending a graduation ceremony at the police academy in Tehran, Iran on October 3, 2022
    Reuters
    Global Politics

    Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Finally Speaks

    In the News
    BBC World Service by Saeid Golkar

    "I don't think he's trying to apologize or recognize any fault of the Islamic Republic... if he goes back one step, the revolution will come two steps forward."

  14. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers remarks at a news conference during the United Nations General Assembly in New York Global Politics

    The next supreme leader could transform Iran

    In the News
    Al Jazeera by Saeid Golkar

    What happens after Ayatollah Khamenei leaves office or dies?

  15. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran Global Politics

    Iran's election: It's not about moderates or hardliners

    In the News
    Aljazeera by Saeid Golkar

    Presidential election is going to determine whether the rationalisation and normalisation of Iran is going to continue.

  16. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (left) seated in front of flags from each country.
    Reuters
    Defense and Security

    Sanctions and Their Impact

    In the News
    Deep State Radio by Ethan Kessler

    Russia has allied with Iran to work around sanctions on both countries. Ethan Kessler discusses on Deep State Radio.

  17. Kyoto, Japan.
    Martin Falbisoner
    Global Politics

    The Iran Deal and the US-Japan Alliance

    In the News
    The Diplomat by Craig Kafura

    Craig Kafura discusses the Iran Deal and the US-Japan relationship.

  18. Funeral of Qasem Soleimani, Tehran, Iran on 6 January 2020. Defense and Security

    Iran Mourns Soleimani and Vows Retaliation Against US

    In the News
    WTTW by Ivo H. Daalder

    Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, who now leads the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, called the decision to kill Soleimani “strategically a very unwise decision.”

  19. Saeed Toosi, Ali Khamenei Global Politics

    The Victims of Wishful Thinking About Iran

    In the News
    The National Interest by Saeid Golkar

    Saeid Golkar discusses the belief that Iran wishes to resume open and benevolent relations with the West and the United States.

  20. FY15 DONOR REPORTING FINAL for web

    25,000.00$ Visiting Fellow Fellow on Iran Policy. 16,975.00$ Emerging Leaders Matching Gift. ... Smith Richardson Foundation 25,000.00$ -$ 25,000.00$ Research Project of Visiting Fellow, Iran Policy. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/fy2015support.pdf
  21. A special issue looking back at 2008 and 2009. ...

    policy toward Iran. Steve Rademaker, senior counsel for BGR Holding LLC and former U.S. ... plans to engage Iran on the nuclear issue and how a nuclear Iran might affect the balance of power in the Middle East. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/communique_08-09_annual_report.pdf
  22. The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations 2 0 0 ...

    The continuing threat of terrorism, the conflict in Iraq and surrounding controversy, the mounting crisis over nuclear advances in North Korea and Iran, the rise of China and India as economic https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/annual_report_2002-05.pdf
  23. A Cost of ConflictAmericans Turn InwardResults of the 2023 ...

    Iran’s nuclear program (56%). A Cost of Global Conflict: Americans Turn Inward — 4. ... Climate change. The US-Mexico border. US competition with China. Iran’s nuclear program. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Chicago%20Council%20Survey%202023%20Overall%20Report.pdf
  24. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a nonpartisan, ...

    Asia, Europe, or the Middle East, where the United States faces more direct security threats (consider China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran). https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/Less%20is%20More%20-%20US%20SSA%20to%20Africa%208-2023%2C%20Published.pdf
  25. Pivot to Europe: US Public Opinion in a Time ...

    Pivot to Europe: US Public Opinion in a Time of WarResults of the 2022 Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy. By Dina Smeltz, Ivo Daalder, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura, and Emily Sullivan. LESTER. CROWN CENTER ON US https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/2022%20Chicago%20Council%20Survey%20Report%20PDF_0.pdf
  26. 1 2022 Chicago Council Survey – Historical Toplines on ...

    Q7D/18. We have to learn to live with countries like North Korea and Iran possessing nuclear weapons, just as we do with China and Russia. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/Korea%20Brief%20Toplines.pdf
  27. Americans Support a US Return to Iran Deal Dina ...

    Conduct airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Send US troops to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. ... than just nuclear constraints. Stay out of the nuclear agreementwith Iran and continue economic. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/Iran%20Brief%20-CCGedit%20%281%29.pdf
  28. Working Paper: How Economic Sanctions are Used in U.S. ...

    2. the U.S. sanctions against Iran leading up the nuclear deal in 2015. ... 21 SWIFT was given the option to continue operating with Iran or the United States, but not both. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Sanctions%20Working%20Paper%20-%20CCGA%20Template.pdf
  29. 1 Liberal and Moderate Democrats: How Different Are They ...

    To stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. If Russia invades the rest of Ukraine. ... 32. Continue diplomatic efforts toget Iran to stop enriching…. Impose tighter economicsanctions on Iran. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Democratic%20Divisions%20Brief.pdf
  30. KoreaBrief_1510

    This places it on par with the perceived threat of Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which 57 percent cite as a critical threat.1 But while Americans view the program itself ... 1 This survey was conducted before the nuclear deal was reached wi https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/KoreaBrief_1510.pdf
  31. 1 As Nuclear Clock Ticks, US Public Prefers Diplomacy ...

    Smaller pluralities of Democrats (46%) and Independents (49%) classified Iran in this way. ... Send U.S. troops todestroy Iran's nuclear. facilities. Accept that Iran willacquire nuclear weapons. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/Final%20Iran%20Brief.pdf
  32. 1 Strong Alliances, Divided Publics: Public Opinion in the ...

    the 57 percent that state the same about Iran’s nuclear weapons program.11 To address the. ... Korea would produce additional nuclear weapons. 11 This survey was conducted before the announcement of the nuclear deal between the United States and Iran. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/CCS%202015%20Asia%20Report.pdf
  33. THE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS - 1 Executive ...

    malware to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program. US officials. affirm, however, that its attacks are limited to military and. ... pressure Iran on its nuclear-enrichment program, the. department sent emissaries around the world to meet with. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/160628_elperspectives_cybersecurity.pdf
  34. THE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS - 1 Executive ...

    percent), and Eritrea (4 percent), with the remaining 19 percent largely from Pakistan, Nigeria, Iran, and Somalia. ... Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Eritrea, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Somalia (see figure 1). https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/160513-elperspectives_aishasethi.pdf
  35. LESTER CROWN CENTER ON US FOREIGN POLICY By Dina ...

    of Americans backing US participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change (64%) and the Iran. ... country than named terrorist group outside the United States (11%), North Korea (8%), or Iran (2%).19. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/ccs2021_fpmc_0.pdf
  36. Americans Split on Military Aid to Israel, Say Political ...

    Conclusion While the purpose of this first meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett will primarily be to discuss Iran, the White House has also framed it as "an opportunity https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/Final%20Israel%20Brief.pdf
  37. 1 Americans Support Continued US Participation in Iran Deal ...

    When last asked in 2015, 57 percent of Americans described Iran's nuclear program as a critical threat. ... for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon from 2-3 months to at least a year. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/report_ccs2017-iran-deal_171004.pdf
  38. Final - Trilateral Cooperation Taskforce Report

    Canada’s 2018 arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer at the request of the United States for evasion of sanctions on Iran led to several Canadian agricultural products being shut https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/Final%20-%20Trilateral%20Cooperation%20Taskforce%20Report%202021-07-06.pdf
  39. Immigration Report 2013_v2.indd

    Report of an Independent Task Force. Chet Culver, Richard M. Daley, Joe Loughrey, Doris Meissner, Clare Muñana, Mike Rounds, John W. Rowe, Samuel C. Scott III, Carole Segal, Cochairs. Tamar Jacoby, President and CEO, ImmigrationWorks USA, Lead https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/2013_ImmigrationTaskForce_Final.pdf
  40. Ahead of Biden-Moon Summit, South Koreans and Americans Align ...

    Iran's nuclearprogram. The COVID-19pandemic. Climate change. China's militarypower. China'seconomic. power. Critical threat. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Final%20-%20Biden-Moon%20Summit%20Brief_0.pdf
  41. Disappointed in Rouhani, Iranians Seek a Different Sort of ...

    The public in Iran has registered their discontent, especially with the country’s economic shortcomings. ... support for the agreement among publics in both Iran and the United States. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Iran%20Elections%20Brief%20FINAL%20_2021-04-08_21-01.pdf
  42. CCGA-IranPoll Jan-Feb Survey Topline[29]

    Iran, February 2021]. Q6 Iranians Mostly Support 69.0 Mostly Oppose 23.4. ... Iran, February 2021]. Q6.1 Iranians It will make it easier 46.9. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/CCGA-IranPoll%20Jan-Feb%20Survey%20Topline.pdf
  43. US-Russia Brief FINAL 031621[44]

    Despite pessimistic views about the bilateral relationship, Americans and Russians think it is essential the countries cooperate on several issues, including preventing Iran and North Korea from developing nuclear weapons and ... Russians also say it is https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/US-Russia%20Brief%20FINAL.pdf
  44. report_views-of-us-opinion-leaders-on-foreign-policy-approaches

    the World Health Organization, reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, and commit to rejoining the Iran nuclear deal if Iran returns to complying with it. ... 6. Military Strikes and Defense Spending In recent years, the United States has https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/report_views-of-us-opinion-leaders-on-foreign-policy-approaches.pdf
  45. report_iranians-americans-support-mutual-JCPOA-return

    return to the agreement after the IAEA certifiesthat Iran is back in full compliance. ... 57. 45. 37. 45. 4. 8. Economic conditionsof Iran. Economic conditionsof ordinary Iranians. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/report_iranians-americans-support-mutual-JCPOA-return.pdf
  46. Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Reassuring America’s Allies 21-02-08

    But the proliferation threat wasn’t always concentrated in these regions. Long before countries like North Korea and Iran topped the list of nuclear threats, leaders in Washington and elsewhere worried ... walk away from the Iran nuclear agreement, the https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/report_preventing-nuclear-proliferation-reassuring-americas-allies_0.pdf
  47. American Public Support for US Troops in Middle East ...

    A Chicago Council survey completed January 10–12 shows that as tensions with Iran have risen, Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a ... And amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/report_american-support-grows-for-american-troops-in-middle-east_20200210.pdf
  48. LESTER CROWN CENTER ON US FOREIGN POLICY Divided We ...

    5 Iran’s nuclear program. 54%5 Economic. inequality in the United States. ... about the threat from Iran’s nuclear program (down from 57% in 2019). https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/report_2020ccs_americadivided_0.pdf
  49. Korea Brief - Final

    And 55 percent disagree that the United States should learn to live with countries like North Korea and Iran possessing nuclear weapons, just as we do with Russia and China. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/ccs20_korea-brief.pdf