The Chicago Council for Global Affairs

President Trump called NYT’s David Sanger directly to talk about the Iran deal. He shares with us what he learned from those conversations and what he's watching next.

Trump called Xi his “friend” during a May summit in Beijing. But that doesn’t mean the two leaders see eye to eye.

Millennial and Generation Z Americans have come of age during a time of technological change, economic upheaval, and strategic overreach.

With the tournament set to kick off at a moment of geopolitical strain, authoritarian powers are seizing an opportunity.

Council Vice President of Research Ariane Tabatabai joins "Chicago Tonight" to discuss the war in Iran.

The most successful leaders of the next decade "will be innovators, capable of thinking and acting outside the box and of working around institutions that are no longer fit for purpose," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri writes.

"By demonstrating how AI can render democracies more efficient and better able to deliver, the United States can offer a counterweight to China’s authoritarian efficacy," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson joins the Rear Vision podcast to unpack the highs and lows of US-Saudi relations.

Alliances have long been one of America's greatest strategic advantages. At 250, the United States must redefine its partnerships for a transformed geopolitical and technological era.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is up for review in 2026. In its pursuit of a strong economy, the United States would be smart to renew its trade partnership with its North American neighbors.

Since the days before its independence, America has gone to the extremes of foreign economic policy.

Recent history suggests that when the United States leads, others follow. And when it retreats, others take cover.