The University of Chicago is a prestigious private research university established in 1890, located in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is renowned for its rigorous academic programs, including leading political science and international relations programs, a prominent economics department, and influential contributions through the Chicago School, particularly in social sciences, economics, and history. The Chicago School is noted for its impact on economics, political science, and neoconservative thought, with a strong influence on public policy and a notable number of Nobel laureates. The university is also recognized as a major research institution where figures such as Chalabi earned their PhDs and became connected to an intellectual network that included many future neoconservatives.