Policy Week Ahead

Apr 21 – 27, 2025

71 events · 17 topics · 17 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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National Security

12 events

2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference - Morning Session

Mon, Apr 21 · 9:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceHybrid

Keynote Conversation with Jooho Whang

Mon, Apr 21 · 1:55 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference - Afternoon Session

Mon, Apr 21 · 1:55 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Keynote Conversation with Robert Floyd

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Panel - Back to the Future? Nuclear Proliferation Risks in an Era of Uncertainty

Mon, Apr 21 · 4:45 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

7 more in National Security

Diplomacy

11 events

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy — Panel (Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET)

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy (Panel) — Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

U.S.-Europe Relations Discussion - April 22, 2025 at 9:30am

Tue, Apr 22 · 5:30 AM EDT·BrookingsVirtual

Europe's Moment: Building Bridges to Shared Prosperity

Tue, Apr 22 · 3:00 PM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Sinocentrism and the Grand Strategic Triangle

Wed, Apr 23 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterHybrid

6 more in Diplomacy

Finance

9 events

UN Expert Group on Debt Panel

Mon, Apr 21 · 10:00 AM EDT·Brookings InstitutionVirtual

CSIS Africa Program - Discussing the Alliance for African Multilateral Financial Institutions

Tue, Apr 22 · 5:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Maximizing the Impact of Africa’s Multilateral Financial Institutions – What Next? - April 22, 2025

Tue, Apr 22 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

BUDG-ECON: Public Hearing on InvestEU: Lessons learned and future perspectives - 23-04-2025

Wed, Apr 23 · time TBA·European ParliamentIn person

Economic and Geopolitical Consequences of US Trade Policy - A discussion with Chad Bown and Douglas Irwin

Wed, Apr 23 · 11:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionVirtual

4 more in Finance

Conflict

7 events

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy — Panel (Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET)

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy (Panel) — Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Fighter Jets and Drones: Is China’s Military Aid to the Myanmar Junta Making a Difference? - April 24, 2025, 9:00 - 10:00 AM US Eastern

Thu, Apr 24 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Fighter Jets and Drones: Is China’s Military Aid to the Myanmar Junta Making a Difference?

Thu, Apr 24 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Review of monetary policy strategy by central banks

Thu, Apr 24 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

2 more in Conflict

Climate Change

6 events

CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program - Global Climate Action Conversation

Tue, Apr 22 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

The Post-Post-Paris World: Evaluating Options for Global Climate

Tue, Apr 22 · 3:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Climate Adaptation Finance: Targeting the Most Vulnerable

Thu, Apr 24 · time TBA·Center for Global DevelopmentVirtual

A Conversation with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi

Thu, Apr 24 · time TBA·Nuclear Threat InitiativeVirtual

Bolstering Small-Scale Agriculture in an Era of Uncertainty with IFAD President Alvaro Lario

Thu, Apr 24 · 4:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

1 more in Climate Change

Trade Policy

5 events

Maximizing the Impact of Africa’s Multilateral Financial Institutions – What Next? - April 22, 2025

Tue, Apr 22 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Hoover Panel on Tariffs

Wed, Apr 23 · 5:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionVirtual

Economic and Geopolitical Consequences of US Trade Policy - A discussion with Chad Bown and Douglas Irwin

Wed, Apr 23 · 11:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionVirtual

Monetary Policy and the Euro in an Uncertain World

Wed, Apr 23 · 12:00 PM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Clearing the Air on Tariffs

Thu, Apr 24 · time TBA·Hoover InstitutionVirtual

Artificial Intelligence

1 event

AI, Liability & Risk: Navigating the Legal and Insurance Challenges of Generative AI

Thu, Apr 24 · 7:00 PM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Human Rights

1 event

Bolstering Small-Scale Agriculture in an Era of Uncertainty with IFAD President Alvaro Lario

Thu, Apr 24 · 4:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Global

39 events

2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference - Morning Session

Mon, Apr 21 · 9:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceHybrid

UN Expert Group on Debt Panel

Mon, Apr 21 · 10:00 AM EDT·Brookings InstitutionVirtual

Keynote Conversation with Jooho Whang

Mon, Apr 21 · 1:55 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference - Afternoon Session

Mon, Apr 21 · 1:55 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Keynote Conversation with Robert Floyd

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

34 more in Global

United States

13 events

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy — Panel (Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET)

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy (Panel) — Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Pathways to Public Service with Arianna Kahn '18

Mon, Apr 21 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Defense Enterprise Today - April 22-23, 2025

Tue, Apr 22 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Can Elite Higher Education Reform Itself? | April 22, 4:30 PM ET

Tue, Apr 22 · 4:30 PM EDT·American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchIn person

8 more in United States

Europe

8 events

U.S.-Europe Relations Discussion - April 22, 2025 at 9:30am

Tue, Apr 22 · 5:30 AM EDT·BrookingsVirtual

Europe's Moment: Building Bridges to Shared Prosperity

Tue, Apr 22 · 3:00 PM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

BUDG-ECON: Public Hearing on InvestEU: Lessons learned and future perspectives - 23-04-2025

Wed, Apr 23 · time TBA·European ParliamentIn person

Belarus: Opposition and the Fight for Freedom - A discussion with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Wed, Apr 23 · 10:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionVirtual

Monetary policy and the euro in an uncertain world

Wed, Apr 23 · 12:00 PM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

3 more in Europe

Asia-Pacific

6 events

CommonHealth Live! with Republic of Indonesia Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin

Wed, Apr 23 · 9:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Fighter Jets and Drones: Is China’s Military Aid to the Myanmar Junta Making a Difference? - April 24, 2025, 9:00 - 10:00 AM US Eastern

Thu, Apr 24 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Fighter Jets and Drones: Is China’s Military Aid to the Myanmar Junta Making a Difference?

Thu, Apr 24 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

A Conversation with Amir Hamzah Azizan, Finance Minister II of Malaysia on April 25, 2025

Fri, Apr 25 · 11:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

A Conversation with Amir Hamzah Azizan, Finance Minister II of Malaysia

Fri, Apr 25 · 3:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

1 more in Asia-Pacific

Middle East

4 events

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy — Panel (Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET)

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Lebanon: Between War and Diplomacy (Panel) — Apr 21, 2025, 2:30–4:00 PM ET

Mon, Apr 21 · 2:30 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteIn person

Tough Reforms: Education, Fiscal Policy, and Refugees with H.E. Dr. Omar Razzaz

Tue, Apr 22 · 4:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Panel Discussion: Russia-Iran Nexus In An Era Of War — April 27, 2025, 3:30 PM IST (In-person)

Sun, Apr 27 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

Africa

2 events

CSIS Africa Program - Discussing the Alliance for African Multilateral Financial Institutions

Tue, Apr 22 · 5:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Maximizing the Impact of Africa’s Multilateral Financial Institutions – What Next? - April 22, 2025

Tue, Apr 22 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

China

1 event

Sinocentrism and the Grand Strategic Triangle

Wed, Apr 23 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterHybrid

Russia

1 event

Panel Discussion: Russia-Iran Nexus In An Era Of War — April 27, 2025, 3:30 PM IST (In-person)

Sun, Apr 27 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

South America

1 event

Consensus and Challenges: Revisiting India-Sri Lanka Ties

Wed, Apr 23 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

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