Policy Week Ahead

Jan 19 – 25, 2026

25 events · 20 topics · 13 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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National Security

7 events

Intensive Online Course: Evolving Challenges of WMD Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (20–23 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · time TBA·SIPRIVirtual

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Evening Talk: From Ukraine’s Frontlines to Transatlantic Fault Lines (Jan 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 1:00 PM EST·Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZurichIn person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course, January 22, 2026

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar - January 23, 2026

Fri, Jan 23 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

2 more in National Security

Climate Change

6 events

Harnessing Neuroscience to Help Gen Z Navigate the Path to Adulthood (Jan. 20, 2026, 3:30–5:30 PM EDT, In-Person and Online)

Tue, Jan 20 · 3:30 PM EST·New AmericaHybrid

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (CSIS Headquarters or Virtual, January 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · time TBA·CSIS Global Food and Water Security ProgramHybrid

Ecological Threats and Resilience: Mapping Today’s Fragility Hotspots (Hybrid, 22 January 2026, 12:30-14:00 CET)

Thu, Jan 22 · 6:30 AM EST·GCSPHybrid

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (January 22, 2026, In-Person Course)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (Jan 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

1 more in Climate Change

Conflict

5 events

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Webinar: What Happens in Geostationary Orbit Doesn’t Stay There - 21 January 2026

Wed, Jan 21 · 7:00 AM EST·RUSIVirtual

Evening Talk: From Ukraine’s Frontlines to Transatlantic Fault Lines (Jan 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 1:00 PM EST·Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZurichIn person

Ecological Threats and Resilience: Mapping Today’s Fragility Hotspots (Hybrid, 22 January 2026, 12:30-14:00 CET)

Thu, Jan 22 · 6:30 AM EST·GCSPHybrid

Roundtable with European Members of Parliament on Ukraine

Thu, Jan 22 · 1:00 PM EST·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person

Diplomacy

5 events

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Evening Talk: From Ukraine’s Frontlines to Transatlantic Fault Lines (Jan 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 1:00 PM EST·Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZurichIn person

Roundtable with European Members of Parliament on Ukraine

Thu, Jan 22 · 1:00 PM EST·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person

2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar - January 23, 2026

Fri, Jan 23 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

European Security Course (ESC) 2026: 26 January – 20 March 2026 (Virtual & In-person in Geneva)

Mon, Jan 26 · time TBA·GCSPHybrid

Supply Chain Security

5 events

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (CSIS Headquarters or Virtual, January 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · time TBA·CSIS Global Food and Water Security ProgramHybrid

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (January 22, 2026, In-Person Course)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course, January 22, 2026

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course (Jan 22, 2026, Washington, D.C.)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (January 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Energy

4 events

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (CSIS Headquarters or Virtual, January 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · time TBA·CSIS Global Food and Water Security ProgramHybrid

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (Jan 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course, January 22, 2026

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course (Jan 22, 2026, Washington, D.C.)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Commodities

4 events

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (January 22, 2026, In-Person Course)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (Jan 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course (Jan 22, 2026, Washington, D.C.)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (January 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Human Rights

2 events

Fisher Family CDDRL Honors Program Information Session (January 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 3:00 PM EST·Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), Stanford UniversityIn person

Ecological Threats and Resilience: Mapping Today’s Fragility Hotspots (Hybrid, 22 January 2026, 12:30-14:00 CET)

Thu, Jan 22 · 6:30 AM EST·GCSPHybrid

Trade Policy

2 events

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future (CSIS Headquarters or Virtual, January 22, 2026)

Thu, Jan 22 · time TBA·CSIS Global Food and Water Security ProgramHybrid

Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future - Executive Education Course, January 22, 2026

Thu, Jan 22 · 9:00 AM EST·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Disinformation

2 events

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary (January 22, 2026, 5:15 p.m. CT)

Thu, Jan 22 · 6:15 PM EST·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary

Thu, Jan 22 · 6:15 PM EST·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person

Aerospace

1 event

Airpower Forum 2026: Annual Forum on the Future of Airpower

Fri, Jan 23 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesIn person

Defense Technology

1 event

Airpower Forum 2026: Annual Forum on the Future of Airpower

Fri, Jan 23 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesIn person

Space Policy

1 event

Webinar: What Happens in Geostationary Orbit Doesn’t Stay There - 21 January 2026

Wed, Jan 21 · 7:00 AM EST·RUSIVirtual

United States

17 events

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Harnessing Neuroscience to Help Gen Z Navigate the Path to Adulthood (In-person Conversation, January 20, 2026, 3:30pm-5:30pm ET)

Tue, Jan 20 · 3:30 PM EST·New AmericaIn person

Harnessing Neuroscience to Help Gen Z Navigate the Path to Adulthood (Jan 20, 2026, 3:30–5:30pm ET, In person and online)

Tue, Jan 20 · 3:30 PM EST·New AmericaHybrid

Harnessing Neuroscience to Help Gen Z Navigate the Path to Adulthood (Jan. 20, 2026, 3:30–5:30 PM EDT, In-Person and Online)

Tue, Jan 20 · 3:30 PM EST·New AmericaHybrid

Evening Talk: From Ukraine’s Frontlines to Transatlantic Fault Lines (Jan 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 1:00 PM EST·Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZurichIn person

12 more in United States

Global

17 events

Intensive Online Course: Evolving Challenges of WMD Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (20–23 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · time TBA·SIPRIVirtual

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Webinar: What Happens in Geostationary Orbit Doesn’t Stay There - 21 January 2026

Wed, Jan 21 · 7:00 AM EST·RUSIVirtual

Evening Talk: From Ukraine’s Frontlines to Transatlantic Fault Lines (Jan 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 1:00 PM EST·Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZurichIn person

Fisher Family CDDRL Honors Program Information Session (January 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 3:00 PM EST·Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), Stanford UniversityIn person

12 more in Global

Europe

5 events

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Evening Talk: From Ukraine’s Frontlines to Transatlantic Fault Lines (Jan 21, 2026)

Wed, Jan 21 · 1:00 PM EST·Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZurichIn person

Roundtable with European Members of Parliament on Ukraine

Thu, Jan 22 · 1:00 PM EST·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary

Thu, Jan 22 · 6:15 PM EST·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person

European Security Course (ESC) 2026: 26 January – 20 March 2026 (Virtual & In-person in Geneva)

Mon, Jan 26 · time TBA·GCSPHybrid

Asia-Pacific

2 events

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar - January 23, 2026

Fri, Jan 23 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

China

1 event

Webinar: What Happens in Geostationary Orbit Doesn’t Stay There - 21 January 2026

Wed, Jan 21 · 7:00 AM EST·RUSIVirtual

Africa

1 event

Geopolitical Leadership Intensive – QEII Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation (20-21 January 2026)

Tue, Jan 20 · 4:00 AM EST·Chatham HouseIn person

Outer Space

1 event

Webinar: What Happens in Geostationary Orbit Doesn’t Stay There - 21 January 2026

Wed, Jan 21 · 7:00 AM EST·RUSIVirtual

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