U.N. Ambassador Speaks at Chicago Council on Global Affairs
U.S. Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke about global food security at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
116 viewsU.S. Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke about global food security at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
116 viewsFormer U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk joined a Chicago Council of Global Affairs discussion on the U.S. role in the Middle East. Mr. Indyk talked about his new book, Master of the Ga…
126 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke about the Biden administration’s domestic and international policy priorities during a virtual event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Th…
608 viewsEurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, the Economist’s Editor in Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder shared their perspectives on what to expect in 2021 …
452 viewsFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke about American leadership in international affairs during a virtual event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. While discussing his bo…
514 viewsDavid Nabarro, World Health Organization COVID-19 Special Envoy, discussed the origins and future of the pandemic. He spoke at a virtual event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs…
1,392 viewsIn November 1979, Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans hostage. Kathryn Koob, one of two females held captive for the full 444 days, and Kathleen Stafford…
1,297 viewsThe Woodrow Wilson Center held a discussion on the release of the 2019 Chicago Council Survey, which gives a detailed look at the views Americans have regarding foreign policy and internatio…
258 viewsFour former U.S. ambassadors to NATO talked about U.S. relations with the international alliance. They discussed the effects of President Trump’s policies on the alliance and the future of d…
273 viewsFormer IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan talked about the negative impact of economic globalization on our communities and what should be done reverse the trend.
497 viewsPresidential speechwriters and poets examined the speaking styles and speeches of presidents and politician. Speakers included David Litt, a speechwriter for former President Obama; Mary Kat…
318 viewsRick Driggers, Homeland Security official, warned that Russia and others would try to influence the 2018 elections and said the department was working to eliminate those threats to U.S. elec…
418 views“Open Cities, Closed Borders: A Response to Globalization” was the opening plenary session from the annual Chicago Forum on Global Cities. Panelists talked about the role of cities and globa…
481 viewsAmbassador Joe Hockey talked about U.S.-Australia relations, global security and trade. His remarks came in light of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
318 viewsRobert Gordon, author of The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War, and Joel Mokyr, author of A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Econo…
1,176 viewsAndrea Mitchell moderated a discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace at the release of a report looking at U.S. policy toward Russia and Ukraine. The report urged a cauti…
632 viewsPanelists discussed world urbanization and how cities are dealing with politics, the economy, violence, innovation, and climate change. Gillian Tett moderated. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel mad…
422 viewsThe Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a debate on the military’s use of drones as part of the nation’s counterterrorism strategy. Notre Dame University Law Professor Mary Ellen O’Conn…
772 viewsFormer Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL), speaking before the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, spoke about foreign policy. In his remarks tried to set himself apart from his father and brother, say…
3,582 viewsKiran Bir Sethi talked about her strategies for improving education in India through her “Design for Change” program at Riverside School program. Her presentation included several videos and…
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