Meeting

Chicago Roundtable: The World That Wasn't—Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Speaker
Benn Steil

Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations

Please join us for a dinner conversation on the colorful and tumultuous political career of FDR’s third-term vice president, Henry Wallace.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking Down
Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.

by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong December 15, 2025

United States

How Does Immigration Affect the U.S. Economy?
Immigrants have long played a critical role in the U.S. economy, filling labor gaps, driving innovation, and exercising consumer spending power. But political debate over their economic contributions has ramped up under the second Trump administration.

by Diana Roy December 4, 2025

G20 (Group of Twenty)

What Does the G20 Do?
The Group of Twenty, an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies, is the premier global forum for discussing international economic issues. Its 2025 summit marks the first time the forum is hosted in Africa, but questions loom about the group’s continued relevance. 

by CFR Editors November 18, 2025

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Southeast Asia

Transnational Repression Grew in 2025—and It Will Only Get Worse
Autocrats have become more skilled in their intimidation and even harm of exiled dissidents and critics living abroad. Many countries where this repression is happening have weakened defenses against it or tolerated it because of economic ties to autocratic powers.

by Joshua Kurlantzick and Annabel Richter December 19, 2025

Venezuela

Operation Southern Spear: The U.S. Military Campaign Targeting Venezuela
The U.S. military has launched a campaign that it says targets illegal drug trafficking in the Caribbean, but experts say the operation’s broader agenda could include regime change in Venezuela.

by Diana Roy December 17, 2025

Climate Realism

A Smarter U.S. Response to China’s Electric Vehicle Revolution
If the United States waits too long to respond more fully and constructively, it could become an isolated island of gas-powered vehicles in an electric vehicle world driven by China.

by David M. Hart December 19, 2025