Policy Week Ahead

Aug 18 – 24, 2025

46 events · 21 topics · 26 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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Conflict

17 events

FDD Morning Brief - August 18, 2025, Virtual Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg

Mon, Aug 18 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

Carnegie Connects: Assessing the Recent Presidential Summit on Ukraine, Russia, and the United States – August 19, 10:00am

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00 AM–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Leadership and Human Security at a Time of War — In-person Event, 20 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·SIPRIIn person

12 more in Conflict

National Security

16 events

FDD Morning Brief - August 18, 2025, Virtual Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg

Mon, Aug 18 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

FDD Morning Brief – August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

Trade Winds with Cecilia Malmström: Are the sanctions on Russia finally working? (August 20, 2025, VIRTUAL)

Wed, Aug 20 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Great Power, Great Responsibility: A Conversation on How the Liberal International Order Shapes U.S. Foreign Policy (August 20, 2025, Virtual)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·New AmericaVirtual

Fireside Chat with Richard Fontaine and Karen House – Wednesday, August 20, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (Virtual)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityVirtual

11 more in National Security

Diplomacy

16 events

FDD Morning Brief - August 18, 2025, Virtual Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg

Mon, Aug 18 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

G20 Youth@SAIIA Roadshow – Wits University Johannesburg

Tue, Aug 19 · 4:00 AM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person

Carnegie Connects: Assessing the Recent Presidential Summit on Ukraine, Russia, and the United States – August 19, 10:00am

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00 AM–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

11 more in Diplomacy

Human Rights

5 events

Leadership and Human Security at a Time of War — In-person Event, 20 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·SIPRIIn person

SOUTHMOD at IIPF Annual Congress 2025 – 20–22 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 2:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person

Health Insurance for Veterans Age 65 and Over (Online, Aug. 21, 2025)

Thu, Aug 21 · time TBA·RAND CorporationVirtual

Health Insurance for Veterans Age 65 and Over – Online Event on Aug. 21, 2025

Thu, Aug 21 · time TBA·RAND CorporationVirtual

23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), August 24-29, 2025 (Europe/Paris)

Sun, Aug 24 · 2:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)In person

Climate Change

4 events

SOUTHMOD at IIPF Annual Congress 2025 – 20–22 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 2:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person

Using AI to Understand Disaster Risks: New Tools, Shifting Frontiers, Chronic Challenges (Panel Discussion) - August 20, 2025, 10:00-11:30 AM US Eastern (Virtual)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Using AI to Understand Disaster Risks (August 20, 2025, Online Webinar)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Abundance 2025 – Panel Discussions: 'Abundance for the Family' & 'Healthcare Scarcity and How to Fix It'

Thu, Aug 21 · 9:00 AM EDT·Niskanen CenterIn person

Trade Policy

4 events

Trade Winds with Cecilia Malmström: Are the sanctions on Russia finally working? (August 20, 2025, VIRTUAL)

Wed, Aug 20 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Trade Winds with Cecilia Malmström: Are the sanctions on Russia finally working? - August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Trade Winds with Cecilia Malmström: Are the sanctions on Russia finally working? - August 20, 2025, Virtual Event

Wed, Aug 20 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

The Future of U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Online Event, August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Energy

3 events

The Future of U.S-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Panel Discussion

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

SOUTHMOD at IIPF Annual Congress 2025 – 20–22 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 2:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person

The Women in Energy Fellowship Final Session featuring Juliann Edwards, August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual

Supply Chain Security

3 events

The Future of U.S-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Panel Discussion

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

The Future of U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Online Event, August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Abundance 2025 – Panel Discussions: 'Abundance for the Family' & 'Healthcare Scarcity and How to Fix It'

Thu, Aug 21 · 9:00 AM EDT·Niskanen CenterIn person

Artificial Intelligence

2 events

Using AI to Understand Disaster Risks: New Tools, Shifting Frontiers, Chronic Challenges (Panel Discussion) - August 20, 2025, 10:00-11:30 AM US Eastern (Virtual)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Using AI to Understand Disaster Risks (August 20, 2025, Online Webinar)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual

Commodities

2 events

The Future of U.S-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Panel Discussion

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

The Future of U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Online Event, August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Elections

1 event

G20 Youth@SAIIA Roadshow – Wits University Johannesburg

Tue, Aug 19 · 4:00 AM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person

Defense Technology

1 event

The Trillion Dollar Pentagon Budget: Boondoggle or Beneficial? (Webinar, August 25, 2025)

Mon, Aug 25 · time TBA·Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftVirtual

Disinformation

1 event

Webinar: Scenarios for the future of organized crime in the Western Balkans (21 August 2025, 11:30 CEST)

Thu, Aug 21 · 5:30 AM EDT·Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeVirtual

Global

30 events

FDD Morning Brief - August 18, 2025, Virtual Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg

Mon, Aug 18 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

G20 Youth@SAIIA Roadshow – Wits University Johannesburg

Tue, Aug 19 · 4:00 AM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person

Diplomat Diaries: Conversation with Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, Ambassador of Denmark to India (August 19, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

The Future of U.S-Australia Critical Minerals Cooperation – Panel Discussion

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

25 more in Global

United States

23 events

FDD Morning Brief - August 18, 2025, Virtual Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg

Mon, Aug 18 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

Carnegie Connects: Assessing the Recent Presidential Summit on Ukraine, Russia, and the United States – August 19, 10:00am

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00 AM–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Psychedelics and the Brain: Unlocking New Possibilities for Healing – August 19, 2025

Tue, Aug 19 · 2:00 PM EDT·Aspen InstituteHybrid

18 more in United States

Europe

13 events

Diplomat Diaries: Conversation with Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, Ambassador of Denmark to India (August 19, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

Carnegie Connects: Assessing the Recent Presidential Summit on Ukraine, Russia, and the United States – August 19, 10:00am

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00 AM–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Leadership and Human Security at a Time of War — In-person Event, 20 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · time TBA·SIPRIIn person

8 more in Europe

Russia

8 events

Carnegie Connects: Assessing the Recent Presidential Summit on Ukraine, Russia, and the United States – August 19, 10:00am

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00 AM–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Can the U.S. Broker A Durable Agreement Between Russia and Ukraine? Analyzing the Trump-Putin Summit – August 19, 2025, 10:00–10:45 AM EDT (Live Online)

Tue, Aug 19 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Trade Winds with Cecilia Malmström: Are the sanctions on Russia finally working? (August 20, 2025, VIRTUAL)

Wed, Aug 20 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Trade Winds with Cecilia Malmström: Are the sanctions on Russia finally working? - August 20, 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

3 more in Russia

Asia-Pacific

5 events

Diplomat Diaries: Conversation with Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, Ambassador of Denmark to India (August 19, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Aug 19 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

Roundtable on Korean Peninsula security – 21 August 2025

Thu, Aug 21 · time TBA·SIPRIIn person

First Trilateral Meeting with China and Pakistan (Kabul, August 21, 2025)

Thu, Aug 21 · 12:00 AM EDT·Afghan Taliban (Host, as noted by Bloomberg coverage)In person

Adelphi book launch webinar: India and the Rebalancing of Asia by C. Raja Mohan

Thu, Aug 21 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Institute for Strategic StudiesVirtual

Celebrating a Houston Icon: Hung Hsien - 92nd Birthday Event and Exhibition, Aug 23, 2025

Sat, Aug 23 · time TBA·Asia Society TexasIn person

Middle East

3 events

Fireside Chat with Richard Fontaine and Karen House – Wednesday, August 20, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (Virtual)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityVirtual

Fireside Chat with Richard Fontaine and Karen House – August 20, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (Virtual)

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityVirtual

Fireside Chat with Richard Fontaine and Karen House (Virtual) – August 20, 2025, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET

Wed, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityVirtual

Africa

2 events

G20 Youth@SAIIA Roadshow – Wits University Johannesburg

Tue, Aug 19 · 4:00 AM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person

SOUTHMOD at IIPF Annual Congress 2025 – 20–22 August 2025

Wed, Aug 20 · 2:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person

China

1 event

Adelphi book launch webinar: India and the Rebalancing of Asia by C. Raja Mohan

Thu, Aug 21 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Institute for Strategic StudiesVirtual

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