Chicago Council on Global Affairs

On this week's #WorldReview, Ivo Daalder is joined by Yasmeen Abutaleb, Anton La Guardia, & Ken Moriyasu to discuss Japan's election results, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and North Korean troops in Kursk. Watch live tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. CT: 📺⤵️

We are pleased to announce this year’s Global Leadership Award honorees – Rahm Emanuel, Brett Hart, and Shoba Pillay! Appointed US Ambassador to Japan in 2021, Rahm Emanuel has fostered strong relations during a time of increased complexity and challenge. He served as Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019 and White House Chief of Staff under Barack Obama. CEO Brett J. Hart has led United Airlines through the global lockdown caused by the pandemic, and has built a culture of safety, caring, dependability, and efficiency for its customers, while serving as a champion of diversity and inclusion for the community. A former federal prosecutor and Council Emerging Leader alumna, Shoba Pillay is a partner at Jenner & Block, where she leverages her technical skills and depth of understanding on global issues and risk to provide guidance to clients across a range of sizes and sectors. Rahm, Brett, and Shoba each support the Council’s mission of creating a more open and promising world for all. We look forward to honoring them at our Global Leadership Awards Dinner on Tuesday, December 3. Learn more about the annual award and dinner here: https://brnw.ch/21wOfpe #GlobalLeaders #AwardsDinner #RahmEmanuel #BrettJHart #ShobaPillay #ChicagoCouncil #GlobalAffairs #ChicagoGala

Foreign policy PACs have raised $2 million from big Chicago donors. Where does the money go? Here’s what a #ChicagoGlobal analysis says about their foreign policy priorities.

Looking for something to do this week? Check out this week's globally themed events taking place locally. Conversation: Paris Lost and Found  Oct. 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Free | 54 W. Chicago Ave. https://lnkd.in/ewYHN-XK Festival: Seen Palestine Film Festival Oct. 30 | 7 p.m. | $15 | Regal City North https://lnkd.in/eAhv3NeU Performance: Afro Peruvian Sonic Experiments Nov. 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Free | DePaul University’s Schmitt Academic Center https://lnkd.in/exWyGq95 Screening: The Commandant’s Shadow Nov. 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Free | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center https://lnkd.in/eJRksuEs Exhibit: beLONGING: Lithuanian Artists in Chicago, 1900 to Now Through May 17 | Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 12-4 p.m. | $6-$12 | BALZEKAS MUSEUM OF LITHUANIAN CULTURE  https://lnkd.in/eANmmQZ2   Have an event suggestion? Let us know: chicagoglobal@globalaffairs.org. ChicagGlobal is a weekly newsletter from Crain's Chicago Business and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Each Sunday, we bring you fascinating coverage of our city's role in the wider world — and the ways global connections shape our lives here at home. Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/eD2hB3q3

#WorldReview will be taking this week off, returning with a new episode on Friday, November 1. In the meantime, catch up on recent global news by revisiting older episodes on our website and YouTube channel: 📺⤵️

Last week, we celebrated the Council’s longtime collaboration with the Chicago Consular Corps.   The Chicago Consular Corps, which represents over 80 countries from around the globe, is comprised of Consulates, Consulates General, and Honorary Consulates that work to promote cultural and economic relations with the City of Chicago and their respective countries. Throughout its history, the Council has worked closely with the Chicago Consular Corps to organize events that give #Chicagoans opportunities to hear from and question government leaders and officials from around the world. This reception offered a unique opportunity for Council donors and the #Chicago Consular Corps to connect and strengthen ties.   Special thanks to our reception sponsors, King & Spalding, for hosting the reception.

As global cities feel the strain of overtourism, what makes Chicago immune? Hope O'Dell and Sarah Cahalan examine the answers in this week's #ChicagoGlobal article.

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, and Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois' 5th District visited the Council last week to speak to members of our Emerging Leaders Program. The conversation delved into the intricacies of international norms, negotiating with allies and adversaries, and the new age of expanding technologies and domains. While we can't share too many details from this incredible off-the-record event, hosting conversations like this one is just one of the many ways the Council is supporting the next generation of visionary leaders from across #Chicago.

From urban floods to raging wildfires, communities across the globe are grappling with extreme weather events. Join us on 11/19 for a special screening of "The Here Now Project" and a discussion with its directors, Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel, on the climate crisis and its impact on communities worldwide.