Policy Week Ahead

Sep 8 – 14, 2025

125 events · 26 topics · 44 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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National Security

34 events

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times (08-25 September 2025)

Mon, Sep 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·GCSPIn person

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times, 8-25 September 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·GCSPIn person

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times (8-11 September 2025, Virtual)

Mon, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM EDT·GCSPVirtual

FDD Morning Brief featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Aaron MacLean (September 8, 2025)

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

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum (Webcast), September 9-10, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

29 more in National Security

Conflict

29 events

FDD Morning Brief featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Aaron MacLean (September 8, 2025)

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

Russia-China: Interpretations, Scope, and Limits of a ‘No Limits’ Partnership (September 9, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Sep 9 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

China's Economy: How Bad Is It? - Virtual Roundtable (September 9, 2025, 09:00-10:00 AM ET)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

China's Economy: How Bad Is It? (Virtual Roundtable, September 9, 2025)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

U.S. Leadership in a Challenging World: A Conversation With Former CIA Director William J. Burns (Live Online, Sept 9, 2025, 9:15–10:00 AM EDT)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:15 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

24 more in Conflict

Diplomacy

26 events

FDD Morning Brief featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Aaron MacLean (September 8, 2025)

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

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum – September 9-10, 2025 (Webcast)

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum (Webcast), September 9-10, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

MSC Women Parliamentarians Program Annual Meeting (September 2025, New York, In-Person)

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Munich Security ConferenceIn person

Carnegie Connects: Exclusive Conversation with William J. Burns – September 9 at 9:15am

Tue, Sep 9 · 5:15 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

21 more in Diplomacy

Trade Policy

25 events

Trade and climate: navigating new measures for Africa's green industrialisation (8 September 2025, Addis Ababa & Online)

Mon, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum – September 9-10, 2025 (Webcast)

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum (Webcast), September 9-10, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

MERICS Exchange with Yasheng Huang: Rethinking China's Growth

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·MERICSIn person

Third Tourism Working Group Meeting

Tue, Sep 9 · 4:00 AM EDT·G20 / G20 South Africa PresidencyIn person

20 more in Trade Policy

Climate Change

17 events

Trade and climate: navigating new measures for Africa's green industrialisation (8 September 2025, Addis Ababa & Online)

Mon, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid

China’s Economy: How Bad Is It? Virtual Event – September 9, 2025, 9:00 to 10:00 am ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

U.S. Leadership in a Challenging World: A Conversation With Former CIA Director William J. Burns (Live Online, Sept 9, 2025, 9:15–10:00 AM EDT)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:15 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

U.S. Leadership in a Challenging World: A Conversation With Former CIA Director William J. Burns (Live Online, September 9, 2025, 9:15–10:00 AM EDT)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:15 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Office Hours with Mary King, September 9, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual

12 more in Climate Change

Finance

17 events

China's Economic Future - September 9, 2025 (London)

Tue, Sep 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·RAND CorporationIn person

China's Economy: How Bad Is It? - Livestream Panel Discussion (Sept 9, 2025, 9:00-10:00 AM ET)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

China's Economy: How Bad Is It? (Virtual Roundtable, September 9, 2025)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

China’s Economy: How Bad Is It? Virtual Event – September 9, 2025, 9:00 to 10:00 am ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Office Hours with Mary King, September 9, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual

12 more in Finance

Disinformation

12 events

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times, 8-25 September 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·GCSPIn person

Book Talk: The World's Worst Bet with David J. Lynch (In Person & Online) - September 9, 2025, 10:00–11:30am EDT

Tue, Sep 9 · 10:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

Open Technology Institute at 15 – September 9, 2025, 1–7 PM ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Open Technology Institute (OTI), New AmericaIn person

The Work Ahead: Virtual Livestream for Open Technology Institute at 15 (with Jay Graber & Anne-Marie Slaughter)

Tue, Sep 9 · 3:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual

As the US rebalances in Iraq, how big a threat does ISIS still pose? (VIRTUAL EVENT) – September 10, 2025

Wed, Sep 10 · 1:00 PM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

7 more in Disinformation

Human Rights

7 events

MSC Women Parliamentarians Program Annual Meeting (September 2025, New York, In-Person)

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Munich Security ConferenceIn person

How can schools tackle misogyny? Embedding equality in education (9 September 2025, London)

Tue, Sep 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalIn person

CEEG Seminar: Beyond the Basics – Prospects for Anticipatory Social Protection in Mozambique (10 September 2025)

Wed, Sep 10 · time TBA·UNU-WIDERVirtual

Crows Calling: Reflections on Humanity’s Role in the World (September 11, 2025, Hybrid event)

Thu, Sep 11 · 11:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterHybrid

The Handmaid's Tale in Today's World – JFK Jr. Forum – Bruce Miller (Sept 11, 2025, 6:00pm ET)

Thu, Sep 11 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy School Institute of PoliticsHybrid

2 more in Human Rights

Artificial Intelligence

6 events

MERICS Exchange with Yasheng Huang: Rethinking China's Growth

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·MERICSIn person

Open Technology Institute at 15 – September 9, 2025, 1–7 PM ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Open Technology Institute (OTI), New AmericaIn person

European Data Union Strategy: How to Write a New Rulebook for Europe's Digital Values

Wed, Sep 10 · 7:00 AM EDT·BruegelVirtual

Free Speech and Section 230 in the Age of AI: Should LLMs Be Liable for Misinformation? - Reception, Fireside Chat, and Panel (Sept 10, 2025, 4:30-7:30 PM ET)

Wed, Sep 10 · 4:30 PM EDT·R Street Institute & The Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt UniversityIn person

Free Speech and Section 230 in the Age of AI: Should LLMs Be Liable for Misinformation? (Reception, Fireside Chat & Panel, September 10, 2025)

Wed, Sep 10 · 4:30 PM EDT·R Street Institute & The Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt UniversityIn person

1 more in Artificial Intelligence

Energy

5 events

Office Hours with Mary King, September 9, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual

What’s the Future of Permitting Reform? – R Street Webinar (Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 2:00–3:30pm ET)

Tue, Sep 9 · 2:00 PM EDT·R Street InstituteVirtual

What’s the Future of Permitting Reform? Webinar – September 9, 2025, 2:00–3:30 pm ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 2:00 PM EDT·R Street InstituteVirtual

Energy Job Fair – Las Vegas, September 10

Wed, Sep 10 · 4:00 AM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyIn person

Energy Shots: Trade Bargains and Border Adjustments – September 12, 2025

Fri, Sep 12 · 9:30 AM EDT·CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change ProgramVirtual

Elections

5 events

The Sound of Economics LIVE: The State of the European Union – Special Episode (10 September 2025, Virtual)

Wed, Sep 10 · 9:00 AM EDT·BruegelVirtual

Governing in Partisan Times – JFK Jr. Forum – Governor Eric Holcomb (Sept 10, 2025, 6:00pm ET)

Wed, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy School Institute of PoliticsHybrid

Governing in Partisan Times | Sept 10, 2025 | JFK Jr. Forum

Wed, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid

STRONGER, SAFER… REALLY? UNPACKING VON DER LEYEN’S 2025 STATE OF THE UNION (Webinar, September 11, 13:00-13:45 CEST)

Thu, Sep 11 · 7:00 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

American Political Science Association 121st Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Sep. 11-14, 2025

Thu, Sep 11 · 12:00 PM EDT·NORC at the University of ChicagoIn person

Defense Technology

4 events

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum – September 9-10, 2025 (Webcast)

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum (Webcast), September 9-10, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Innovation Forum Featuring Kimberly Budil – September 11, 2025

Thu, Sep 11 · time TBA·Nuclear Threat InitiativeHybrid

Book Launch: 'The Arsenal of Democracy: Technology, Industry, and Deterrence in an Age of Hard Choices' – September 11, 2025

Thu, Sep 11 · 5:00 PM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person

Telecommunications

4 events

The Work Ahead: Virtual Livestream for Open Technology Institute at 15 (with Jay Graber & Anne-Marie Slaughter)

Tue, Sep 9 · 3:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual

European Data Union Strategy: how to write a new rulebook for Europe's digital values (10 SEP 2025)

Wed, Sep 10 · 4:00 AM EDT·BruegelVirtual

European Data Union Strategy: How to Write a New Rulebook for Europe's Digital Values

Wed, Sep 10 · 7:00 AM EDT·BruegelVirtual

European Data Union Strategy: how to write a new rulebook for Europe's digital values

Wed, Sep 10 · 8:00 AM EDT·BruegelVirtual

Cybersecurity

3 events

What it takes to secure Africa’s cyberworld

Mon, Sep 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

Open Technology Institute at 15 – September 9, 2025, 1–7 PM ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Open Technology Institute (OTI), New AmericaIn person

The Work Ahead: Virtual Livestream for Open Technology Institute at 15 (with Jay Graber & Anne-Marie Slaughter)

Tue, Sep 9 · 3:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual

Currencies

3 events

Is This the End of the US Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege? (September 12, 2025)

Fri, Sep 12 · time TBA·American Enterprise InstituteVirtual

Is This the End of the US Dollar's Exorbitant Privilege? - Sep 12 Webinar

Fri, Sep 12 · time TBA·American Enterprise InstituteVirtual

Is This the End of the US Dollar's Exorbitant Privilege?

Fri, Sep 12 · time TBA·American Enterprise InstituteVirtual

Supply Chain Security

2 events

Book Talk: The World's Worst Bet with David J. Lynch – September 9, 2025 (HYBRID)

Tue, Sep 9 · 10:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid

European Data Union Strategy: How to Write a New Rulebook for Europe's Digital Values

Wed, Sep 10 · 7:00 AM EDT·BruegelVirtual

Commodities

1 event

Energy Shots: Trade Bargains and Border Adjustments – September 12, 2025

Fri, Sep 12 · 9:30 AM EDT·CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change ProgramVirtual

United States

79 events

National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care 2025 Fall Conference, Sep. 8-10, 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 10:00 AM EDT·NORC at the University of ChicagoIn person

How “Leveled Reading” Fails Students—and What Teachers Can Do About It – Panel – 2025-09-08 11:00–12:15 ET

Mon, Sep 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·American Enterprise InstituteVirtual

How “Leveled Reading” Fails Students—and What Teachers Can Do About It (Web Event, September 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ET, Live Online)

Mon, Sep 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchVirtual

National Academy for State Health Policy Annual Conference 2025, Sep. 8-10, 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM EDT·NORC at the University of ChicagoIn person

Making Treatment Work: A Conversation with Rehab: An American Scandal author Shoshana Walter · Virtual Webinar · Sep 8, 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 2:00 PM EDT·R Street InstituteVirtual

74 more in United States

Global

73 events

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times (08-25 September 2025)

Mon, Sep 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·GCSPIn person

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times, 8-25 September 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·GCSPIn person

Trade and climate: navigating new measures for Africa's green industrialisation (8 September 2025, Addis Ababa & Online)

Mon, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times (8-11 September 2025, Virtual)

Mon, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM EDT·GCSPVirtual

FDD Morning Brief featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Aaron MacLean (September 8, 2025)

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

68 more in Global

Europe

28 events

Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times, 8-25 September 2025

Mon, Sep 8 · 3:00 AM EDT·GCSPIn person

MERICS Exchange with Yasheng Huang: Rethinking China's Growth

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·MERICSIn person

How can schools tackle misogyny? Embedding equality in education

Tue, Sep 9 · 4:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalIn person

How can schools tackle misogyny? Embedding equality in education - 9 September 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalIn person

China's Economic Future - September 9, 2025 (London)

Tue, Sep 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·RAND CorporationIn person

23 more in Europe

China

12 events

MERICS Exchange with Yasheng Huang: Rethinking China's Growth

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·MERICSIn person

China's Economic Future - September 9, 2025 (London)

Tue, Sep 9 · 5:00 AM EDT·RAND CorporationIn person

Russia-China: Interpretations, Scope, and Limits of a ‘No Limits’ Partnership (September 9, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Sep 9 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

China's Economy: How Bad Is It? - Virtual Roundtable (September 9, 2025, 09:00-10:00 AM ET)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

China's Economy: How Bad Is It? - Livestream Panel Discussion (Sept 9, 2025, 9:00-10:00 AM ET)

Tue, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

7 more in China

Russia

12 events

Russia-China: Interpretations, Scope, and Limits of a ‘No Limits’ Partnership (September 9, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Sep 9 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

How Does Polarization in the U.S. Impact Foreign Policy? Russia Matters discussion, Sept 9, 2025, In-person & Online

Tue, Sep 9 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid

Book Talk: 'Putin’s Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War' – Indo-Pacific Foreign Policy and Defense Series Seminar (Virtual, Sept 11, 2025, 8–9 AM ET)

Thu, Sep 11 · 8:00 AM EDT·East-West Center in WashingtonVirtual

Book Talk: 'Putin’s Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War' – September 11, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET, Virtual

Thu, Sep 11 · 8:00 AM EDT·East-West Center in WashingtonVirtual

7 more in Russia

Africa

11 events

Trade and climate: navigating new measures for Africa's green industrialisation (8 September 2025, Addis Ababa & Online)

Mon, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid

What it takes to secure Africa’s cyberworld

Mon, Sep 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

Third Tourism Working Group Meeting

Tue, Sep 9 · 4:00 AM EDT·G20 / G20 South Africa PresidencyIn person

Upcoming event: Expanding US, Turkey, and Africa Ties for Economic Development and Security

Tue, Sep 9 · 11:00 AM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

CEEG Seminar: Beyond the Basics – Prospects for Anticipatory Social Protection in Mozambique (10 September 2025)

Wed, Sep 10 · time TBA·UNU-WIDERVirtual

6 more in Africa

Asia-Pacific

8 events

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum – September 9-10, 2025 (Webcast)

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum (Webcast), September 9-10, 2025

Tue, Sep 9 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Russia-China: Interpretations, Scope, and Limits of a ‘No Limits’ Partnership (September 9, 2025, In-person)

Tue, Sep 9 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

Thu, Sep 11 · 8:00 AM EDT·East-West Center in WashingtonVirtual

Book Talk: 'Putin’s Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War' – September 11, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET, Virtual

Thu, Sep 11 · 8:00 AM EDT·East-West Center in WashingtonVirtual

3 more in Asia-Pacific

Middle East

6 events

EMERGENCY SITREP: IDF Strikes Senior Hamas Leadership in Doha — Live at 3:00pm ET

Tue, Sep 9 · 3:00 PM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

Middle East Initiative Open House – September 9, 2025, 4:00-6:00PM EST

Tue, Sep 9 · 4:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Middle East Initiative Open House – September 9, 2025, 4:00-6:00PM EST, In-Person

Tue, Sep 9 · 4:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

FDD Morning Brief featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Ambassador Edward Gabriel – September 10, 2025, 8:30am ET (Virtual)

Wed, Sep 10 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

As the US rebalances in Iraq, how big a threat does ISIS still pose? (VIRTUAL EVENT) – September 10, 2025

Wed, Sep 10 · 1:00 PM EDT·Atlantic CouncilVirtual

1 more in Middle East

Outer Space

1 event

Innovation Forum Featuring Kimberly Budil – September 11, 2025

Thu, Sep 11 · time TBA·Nuclear Threat InitiativeHybrid

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