The Council of Councils Fifteenth Annual Conference
Washington
May 17-19, 2026
By experts and staff
- Published
On May 17-19, 2026, the Council on Foreign Relations hosted the Council of Councils Fifteenth Annual Conference, held in Washington, DC.
Attendees participated in six sessions and a workshop addressing some of the most pressing issues in geopolitics:
- Session I: Hot Topic—Iran and Disruptions in the Middle East
- Session II: The Role of Think Tanks in a Changed World
- Workshop: AI and the Next Global Order
- Session III: AI Tabletop Simulation
- Session IV: The Rise of AI in a Fractured World
- Session V: Supply Chain Competition in a World of Uncertainty
- Session VI: Hot Topic—The World Rearmed
On Tuesday, May 20, the CoC also hosted a CFR general meeting: After the Rupture—The Reordering of the World