Policy Week Ahead

Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2025

63 events · 21 topics · 22 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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National Security

11 events

Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:10 AM EST·American Enterprise InstituteIn person

Three Years of War in Ukraine: Taking Stock

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:30 AM EST·Kennan InstituteIn person

Conflict in Focus: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine - Episode 1: Land Domain Lessons

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Conflict in Focus: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine - Episode 2: Maritime Domain Lessons

Wed, Feb 26 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Seven Things You Can’t Say about China with Senator Tom Cotton

Wed, Feb 26 · 12:30 PM EST·Hudson InstituteIn person

6 more in National Security

Conflict

6 events

Three Years of War in Ukraine: Taking Stock

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:30 AM EST·Kennan InstituteIn person

Ukrainian Society Under Occupation: Hardship, Civic Resilience, and Perception

Wed, Feb 26 · 10:00 AM EST·Wilson CenterVirtual

Babel: Translating the Middle East - Jon Alterman speaks with Max Bergmann

Thu, Feb 27 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Seeking Peace across the Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict: Writers from Opposing Sides

Fri, Feb 28 · 11:00 AM EST·Wilson CenterVirtual

Ukraine’s critical choice: Pursue peace or fight on

Fri, Feb 28 · 1:00 PM EST·Defense PrioritiesVirtual

1 more in Conflict

Diplomacy

5 events

Transatlantic Tensions at the Munich Security Conference

Wed, Feb 26 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Kenya's Emergence as a Regional Power Conference

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Seven Things You Can’t Say about China with Senator Tom Cotton

Wed, Feb 26 · 12:30 PM EST·Hudson InstituteIn person

Babel: Translating the Middle East - Jon Alterman speaks with Max Bergmann

Thu, Feb 27 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Transatlantic Turbulence: The Future Role of the United States in European Security

Sat, Mar 1 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for a New American SecurityVirtual

Climate Change

4 events

Public Support for Climate Action: Can Governments Deliver? - 2025-02-25 13:00 CET

Tue, Feb 25 · 7:00 AM EST·BruegelVirtual

Transatlantic Tensions at the Munich Security Conference

Wed, Feb 26 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Kenya's Emergence as a Regional Power Conference

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

The Road to COP30: A Conversation with COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago

Wed, Feb 26 · 11:00 AM EST·Wilson CenterVirtual

Artificial Intelligence

3 events

Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:10 AM EST·American Enterprise InstituteIn person

Policy Lab: AI Risks and Benefits in Clinical Care

Wed, Feb 26 · time TBA·RANDVirtual

Discussion on South Korea's AI Ambitions

Thu, Feb 27 · 4:30 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Human Rights

3 events

Virtual Panel on Overcoming Challenges in the Retail Naloxone Market

Mon, Feb 24 · 1:00 PM EST·R Street InstituteVirtual

Fireside Chat on Immigration Policy Solutions to Critical Worker Shortages

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Dr. Vanessa Kerry: Health is a Cornerstone of Global Security

Thu, Feb 27 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Trade Policy

3 events

Briefing - China's increasing presence in Latin America: Implications for the European Union

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·European ParliamentVirtual

U.S.-Canada Mineral Cooperation for a Competitive Domestic Automotive Industry

Fri, Feb 28 · 10:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

America and Canada: Trade Disputes and Opportunities

Fri, Feb 28 · 11:00 AM EST·American Enterprise InstituteIn person

Defense Technology

3 events

Achieving 'peace through strength' in the 2020s - Presentation

Mon, Feb 24 · 8:00 AM EST·Brookings InstitutionVirtual

Adapting at Scale: A Conversation with Major General Kunkel

Wed, Feb 26 · 4:30 AM EST·Hudson InstituteIn person

Battle of the Black Sea: Military Fellows Reflect

Thu, Feb 27 · 5:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Finance

2 events

Financial Statements with Nicolas Véron: The Trump administration’s policies and global financial risk

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:00 AM EST·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Fireside Chat on Immigration Policy Solutions to Critical Worker Shortages

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Cybersecurity

1 event

EU’s Perspective on Digital Regulations with the Lead Negotiator of the Digital Services Act

Wed, Feb 26 · 5:00 PM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Energy

1 event

A National Survey to Secure America's Future by Conquering the Challenge of Nuclear Energy

Tue, Feb 25 · 10:00 AM EST·Gatestone InstituteVirtual

Commodities

1 event

Launch of 'Critical Minerals and the Future of the U.S. Economy'

Thu, Feb 27 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Disinformation

1 event

EU’s Perspective on Digital Regulations with the Lead Negotiator of the Digital Services Act

Wed, Feb 26 · 5:00 PM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

United States

25 events

Achieving 'peace through strength' in the 2020s - Presentation

Mon, Feb 24 · 8:00 AM EST·Brookings InstitutionVirtual

Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:10 AM EST·American Enterprise InstituteIn person

Virtual Panel on Overcoming Challenges in the Retail Naloxone Market

Mon, Feb 24 · 1:00 PM EST·R Street InstituteVirtual

Examine U.S.-China Relations with Congress Members, February 25, 2025 at 09:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 25 · 4:00 AM EST·BrookingsVirtual

A National Survey to Secure America's Future by Conquering the Challenge of Nuclear Energy

Tue, Feb 25 · 10:00 AM EST·Gatestone InstituteVirtual

20 more in United States

Global

25 events

Three Years of War in Ukraine: Taking Stock

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:30 AM EST·Kennan InstituteIn person

Virtual Panel on Overcoming Challenges in the Retail Naloxone Market

Mon, Feb 24 · 1:00 PM EST·R Street InstituteVirtual

Second Round of Peace Talks Between the United States and Russia

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·The Jamestown FoundationIn person

Conflict in Focus: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine - Episode 1: Land Domain Lessons

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Financing in protracted crises: lessons from education, health, and social protection (London and online) - 25 February

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·ODI GlobalHybrid

20 more in Global

Europe

15 events

Three Years of War in Ukraine: Taking Stock

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:30 AM EST·Kennan InstituteIn person

The 2025 Lamont Lecture: A View from Ukraine

Mon, Feb 24 · 6:00 PM EST·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Briefing - China's increasing presence in Latin America: Implications for the European Union

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·European ParliamentVirtual

Mission to Finland and Estonia - 25-02-2025 - Tax Matters

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·European ParliamentIn person

Public Support for Climate Action: Can Governments Deliver? - 2025-02-25 13:00 CET

Tue, Feb 25 · 7:00 AM EST·BruegelVirtual

10 more in Europe

Middle East

6 events

Second Round of Peace Talks Between the United States and Russia

Tue, Feb 25 · time TBA·The Jamestown FoundationIn person

An Old or New Order in the Middle East?

Tue, Feb 25 · 10:45 AM EST·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Study Group: Sketching a Framework for Syria’s Future

Tue, Feb 25 · 4:30 PM EST·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Babel: Translating the Middle East - Jon Alterman speaks with Max Bergmann

Thu, Feb 27 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Syria After the Fall of Assad

Thu, Feb 27 · 4:30 PM EST·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

1 more in Middle East

China

3 events

Examine U.S.-China Relations with Congress Members, February 25, 2025 at 09:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 25 · 4:00 AM EST·BrookingsVirtual

Are China’s International Test Scores Too Good to Be True?

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:30 AM EST·American Enterprise InstituteVirtual

Seven Things You Can’t Say about China with Senator Tom Cotton

Wed, Feb 26 · 12:30 PM EST·Hudson InstituteIn person

Africa

2 events

Conference on Kenya's Leadership in Peace Diplomacy, February 26, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Feb 26 · 4:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Kenya's Emergence as a Regional Power Conference

Wed, Feb 26 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Russia

1 event

Three Years of War in Ukraine: Taking Stock

Mon, Feb 24 · 11:30 AM EST·Kennan InstituteIn person

Asia-Pacific

1 event

Discussion on South Korea's AI Ambitions

Thu, Feb 27 · 4:30 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

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