Politics

Alexander Cooley Moderates "Building Blocs" at America at 250 Global Forum

On June 18, Alexander Cooley, Vice Chair of the Committee on Global Thought and Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, moderated the panel "Building Blocs" at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' America at 250 Global Forum in Chicago.

June 29, 2026
People sitting on stage

Cooley was joined by Lisa Anderson, Dean Emerita of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and Francisco Rodríguez, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Together, they examined the future of the Middle East, Latin America, and Eurasia at a moment when the US-led postwar order is under growing strain, asking whether the world is returning to an era of regional blocs and what that would mean for American power and global stability.

The full panel is available to watch on YouTube (beginning at 5:45:57).