Policy Week Ahead

May 5 – 11, 2025

36 events · 18 topics · 18 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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Finance

8 events

Risks and Rewards: What to Expect from the Global Economy

Mon, May 5 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsHybrid

Future of U.S. Defense Spending

Tue, May 6 · 12:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Celebration Honoring John B. Taylor — Conference (May 8, 2025)

Thu, May 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person

Executive Education: Trade Policy with the Trade Guys (May 8-9, 2025, In-person & Virtual Seminar)

Thu, May 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Online Book Forum: Crushing Capitalism with Norbert Michel

Thu, May 8 · 2:30 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual

3 more in Finance

Trade Policy

7 events

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn: How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

U.S.-Canada Critical Minerals Cooperation

Tue, May 6 · 9:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Canadian Election Recap: Results and Foreign Policy Implications

Wed, May 7 · 2:30 PM EDT·American Enterprise InstituteIn person

Crash Course: Trade Policy with the Trade Guys - May 8-9, 2025

Thu, May 8 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

2 more in Trade Policy

Diplomacy

7 events

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices on US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices in US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

Future of Transatlantic Relations

Tue, May 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn: How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

2 more in Diplomacy

National Security

6 events

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices in US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

Charting Australia's Path: 2025 Election Results and Implications

Mon, May 5 · 6:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Affirming European security in the Danube Region Videoconference

Tue, May 6 · 4:00 AM EDT·Austro-French Center for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ/CFA), Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)Virtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn: How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Future of U.S. Defense Spending

Tue, May 6 · 12:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

1 more in National Security

Conflict

4 events

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices on US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices in US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

Mobility in a Fragile World: Evidence to Inform Policy – Policy Seminar, May 8, 2025, 9:30–11:00 AM EDT (Hybrid)

Thu, May 8 · 9:30 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hybrid

Key Insights from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Fri, May 9 · 6:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Energy

3 events

Affirming European security in the Danube Region Videoconference

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

Thu, May 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Center for Global DevelopmentVirtual

Bruegel@20: Green, digital and resilient growth

Fri, May 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·BruegelHybrid

Climate Change

3 events

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

Thu, May 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Center for Global DevelopmentVirtual

Mobility in a Fragile World: Evidence to Inform Policy – Policy Seminar, May 8, 2025, 9:30–11:00 AM EDT (Hybrid)

Thu, May 8 · 9:30 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hybrid

Bruegel@20: Green, digital and resilient growth

Fri, May 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·BruegelHybrid

Cybersecurity

1 event

Cybersecurity Strategies in Southeast Asia: Building Resilience Amidst Rising Threats - Part 1: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia

Mon, May 5 · 9:30 PM EDT·East-West Center in WashingtonVirtual

Artificial Intelligence

1 event

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

Thu, May 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Center for Global DevelopmentVirtual

Defense Technology

1 event

Future of Transatlantic Relations

Tue, May 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

Disinformation

1 event

Mobility in a Fragile World: Evidence to Inform Policy – Policy Seminar, May 8, 2025, 9:30–11:00 AM EDT (Hybrid)

Thu, May 8 · 9:30 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hybrid

United States

20 events

Building Bachelor’s Degree Programs at Rural-Serving Community Colleges

Mon, May 5 · 9:00 AM EDT·New AmericaVirtual

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices in US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

Building Bachelor’s Degree Programs at Rural-Serving Community Colleges Webinar

Mon, May 5 · 1:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual

Future of Transatlantic Relations

Tue, May 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

15 more in United States

Global

13 events

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices on US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

Charting Australia's Path: 2025 Election Results and Implications

Mon, May 5 · 6:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Risks and Rewards: What to Expect from the Global Economy

Mon, May 5 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsHybrid

Affirming European security in the Danube Region Videoconference

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

8 more in Global

Europe

7 events

Affirming European security in the Danube Region Videoconference

Future of Transatlantic Relations

Tue, May 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn: How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

The Next Generation with Helen Whately MP

Tue, May 6 · 2:00 PM EDT·Adam Smith InstituteIn person

2 more in Europe

Middle East

5 events

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices on US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

A Fork in the Road: The Stark Choices in US-Iran Policy

Mon, May 5 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

Middle East Dialogue with Micah Goodman on May 6

Tue, May 6 · 4:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Middle East Dialogue with Micah Goodman

Tue, May 6 · 5:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Workshop on Regional Collaboration on Nuclear Security

Thu, May 8 · time TBA·Nuclear Threat InitiativeIn person

Asia-Pacific

3 events

Cybersecurity Strategies in Southeast Asia: Building Resilience Amidst Rising Threats - Part 1: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia

Mon, May 5 · 9:30 PM EDT·East-West Center in WashingtonVirtual

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

Thu, May 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Center for Global DevelopmentVirtual

Sinocentrism and Southeast Asia, May 8, 2025

Thu, May 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

China

2 events

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Executive Education: Trade Policy with the Trade Guys (May 8-9, 2025, In-person & Virtual Seminar)

Thu, May 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Russia

2 events

Webinar: No Brain, no Brawn - How Trump 2.0 Makes an EU Economic Security Network Essential

Tue, May 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Key Insights from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Fri, May 9 · 6:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

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