Policy Week Ahead

Apr 6 – 12, 2026

99 events · 26 topics · 48 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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Diplomacy

29 events

FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Yana Gorokhovskaia (Apr 6, 2026, 8:30am ET) — Virtual

Mon, Apr 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

The Impossible State Live Podcast: Does Korea's Soft Power Work?

Mon, Apr 6 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

The Impossible State Live Podcast: The BTS Homecoming: Does Korea's Soft Power Work? — Live Livestream (Apr 6, 2026 11:00 AM ET)

Mon, Apr 6 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Future of Strategic Religious Engagement in U.S. Foreign Policy — April 7, 2026 (webinar)

Tue, Apr 7 · time TBA·Council on Foreign RelationsVirtual

Anticipating the Trump–Xi Summit in Beijing — April 7, 2026 (panel/watch online)

Tue, Apr 7 · time TBA·Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China RelationsVirtual

24 more in Diplomacy

National Security

21 events

FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Yana Gorokhovskaia (Apr 6, 2026, 8:30am ET) — Virtual

Mon, Apr 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (Apr 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

All About the Base — How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure (April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

16 more in National Security

Conflict

18 events

Pressure Points: The Iran War’s Growing Economic and Security Impact — Webinar (Apr 6, 2026, 12:00–13:00 EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 12:00 PM EDT·Middle East InstituteVirtual

War and Justice in the 21st Century: The International Criminal Court in Today's World — Luis Moreno Ocampo — Apr 6 5:30pm ET (JFK Jr. Forum)

Mon, Apr 6 · 5:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Changing Dynamics in the Iran War: Examining the Prospects of Inserting US Ground Forces — Webinar — April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

Tue, Apr 7 · 11:00 AM EDT·Middle East InstituteVirtual

FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Khosro Isfahani (Apr 8, 2026, 08:30 ET)

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

Origins of the War — A Conversation with Angela Stent (Live on Zoom — Wed Apr 8, 11:00 AM ET)

Wed, Apr 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·The Kennan InstituteVirtual

13 more in Conflict

Energy

17 events

All About the Base: How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

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

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (Apr 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

All About the Base — How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure (April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

12 more in Energy

Finance

14 events

US banking supervision in long-term perspective — 07 Apr 2026 — Online

Tue, Apr 7 · time TBA·BruegelVirtual

Conversación: "Geoeconomía en tiempos de incertidumbre" — 7 Apr 2026, 10:30–11:30 CEST (in-person)

Tue, Apr 7 · 4:30 AM EDT·Real Instituto ElcanoIn person

Public hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – 'An enhanced role for insurers and pension funds' – 8 April 2026

Wed, Apr 8 · time TBA·European ParliamentHybrid

Economic statecraft and global stability — 9 April 2026 (London & online)

Wed, Apr 8 · 7:00 PM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid

Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies From Croesus to Crypto — conversation with Barry Eichengreen & Karthik Sankaran (2026-04-09)

Thu, Apr 9 · time TBA·Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftVirtual

9 more in Finance

Human Rights

10 events

War and Justice in the 21st Century: The International Criminal Court in Today's World — Mon Apr 6 2026 5:30pm ET (Luis Moreno Ocampo)

Mon, Apr 6 · 5:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid

War and Justice in the 21st Century: The International Criminal Court in Today's World — Luis Moreno Ocampo — Apr 6 5:30pm ET (JFK Jr. Forum)

Mon, Apr 6 · 5:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

CEEG Seminar Series: Women in Mozambique’s economy – evidence from IGM research (9 April 2026)

Thu, Apr 9 · time TBA·UNU-WIDERIn person

CEEG Seminar Series: Women in Mozambique’s economy – evidence from IGM research (9 Apr 2026, 14:00–15:30 UTC+2) — Hybrid

Thu, Apr 9 · 8:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERHybrid

Examining the Role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN Peace Operation Contexts — Apr 9, 2026, 9:00–10:45am EDT (Hybrid)

Thu, Apr 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Peace InstituteHybrid

5 more in Human Rights

Elections

10 events

Leadership in American Politics — Chris Christie — Apr 6 7:00pm ET (JFK Jr. Forum)

Mon, Apr 6 · 7:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

The Working Class Voter in the Age of Trump — Lunchtime panel — Apr 7 12:00pm ET (L-166)

Tue, Apr 7 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Book talk: Morris P. Fiorina — Unstable Majorities Continue: The Trump Era (Apr 7, 4:00–5:00 p.m. PT) — Shultz Auditorium

Tue, Apr 7 · 7:00 PM EDT·Hoover Institution Center for Revitalizing American InstitutionsIn person

Policymaking in a Polarized Democracy: Insights from Brazil — April 8, 2026 (discussion with Rep. Tabata Amaral)

Wed, Apr 8 · time TBA·Inter-American DialogueVirtual

Policymaking in a Polarized Democracy: Insights from Brazil — with Congresswoman Tabata Amaral (In‑person)

Wed, Apr 8 · 5:00 PM EDT·Inter-American DialogueIn person

5 more in Elections

Trade Policy

9 events

Conversación: "Geoeconomía en tiempos de incertidumbre" — 7 Apr 2026, 10:30–11:30 CEST (in-person)

Tue, Apr 7 · 4:30 AM EDT·Real Instituto ElcanoIn person

Beijing hold’em 2.0: European cards against Chinese coercion — Webinar (8 April 2026, 16:30–17:15 CEST)

Wed, Apr 8 · 10:30 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Economic statecraft and global stability — 9 April 2026 (London & online)

Wed, Apr 8 · 7:00 PM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid

Ports of Power: From Transformers to Data Trafficking to Digital Supply Chains — China Seminar ft. Aynne Kokas (Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 HST, Live via Zoom)

Thu, Apr 9 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual

Ports of Power: From Transformers to Data Trafficking to Digital Supply Chains — Aynne Kokas — Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 pm HST (Live via Zoom)

Thu, Apr 9 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual

4 more in Trade Policy

Artificial Intelligence

7 events

What Three Years of AI Risk Assessments Teach Us About Safety by Design for Kids and Teens — 2026-04-07

Tue, Apr 7 · time TBA·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)Virtual

Programme launch: IISS Korea Chair (8 April 2026)

Wed, Apr 8 · time TBA·International Institute for Strategic StudiesIn person

Technology and the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in Multilateralism — Webinar Session 1 (8 April 2026, 13:00–15:00 UTC assumed)

Wed, Apr 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) / Robert Gordon UniversityVirtual

Breaking the Silence: Deploying Automatic Speech Recognition for Agricultural Advisory (Webinar) — April 9, 2026

Thu, Apr 9 · 9:30 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual

Global Economic Prospects: Spring 2026 — Virtual (Apr 9, 2026, 1:00 PM ET)

Thu, Apr 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

2 more in Artificial Intelligence

Climate Change

6 events

All About the Base: How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

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

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (Apr 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

Forging Just Futures: Solutions-based Science to Address the Climate Gap — Energy Policy Seminar with Rachel Morello-Frosch (Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 EDT, Hybrid)

Mon, Apr 6 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid

New Zealand: Creating a Nature Positive Country — Apr 7 4:30pm ET

Tue, Apr 7 · 4:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

1 more in Climate Change

Defense Technology

4 events

Meeting China's Military Challenge — Executive Education (April 7-8, 2026)

Tue, Apr 7 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Changing Dynamics in the Iran War: Examining the Prospects of Inserting US Ground Forces — Webinar — April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

Tue, Apr 7 · 11:00 AM EDT·Middle East InstituteVirtual

Programme launch: IISS Korea Chair (8 April 2026)

Wed, Apr 8 · time TBA·International Institute for Strategic StudiesIn person

Inside DOD's FY 2027 Budget — Apr 9, 2026 (CSIS HQ or Virtual)

Thu, Apr 9 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Executive EducationHybrid

Supply Chain Security

4 events

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

Beijing hold’em 2.0: European cards against Chinese coercion — Webinar (8 April 2026, 16:30–17:15 CEST)

Wed, Apr 8 · 10:30 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Ports of Power: From Transformers to Data Trafficking to Digital Supply Chains — China Seminar ft. Aynne Kokas (Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 HST, Live via Zoom)

Thu, Apr 9 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual

Ports of Power: From Transformers to Data Trafficking to Digital Supply Chains — Aynne Kokas — Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 pm HST (Live via Zoom)

Thu, Apr 9 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual

Commodities

2 events

Crude Diplomacy: Oil and the Iran War — April 7, 2026, 10:00–10:45 AM ET (Live Online)

Tue, Apr 7 · 10:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual

Beijing hold’em 2.0: European cards against Chinese coercion — Webinar (8 April 2026, 16:30–17:15 CEST)

Wed, Apr 8 · 10:30 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Currencies

2 events

Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies From Croesus to Crypto — conversation with Barry Eichengreen & Karthik Sankaran (2026-04-09)

Thu, Apr 9 · time TBA·Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftVirtual

Book Talk: Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies From Croesus to Crypto — Barry Eichengreen (1:00 PM ET)

Thu, Apr 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftVirtual

Telecommunications

2 events

Policymaking in a Polarized Democracy: Insights from Brazil — with Congresswoman Tabata Amaral (In‑person)

Wed, Apr 8 · 5:00 PM EDT·Inter-American DialogueIn person

Breaking the Silence: Deploying Automatic Speech Recognition for Agricultural Advisory (Webinar) — April 9, 2026

Thu, Apr 9 · 9:30 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual

Aerospace

1 event

Research Paper Release: Rebuilding America’s Air Force — April 9, 2026 (time TBC)

Thu, Apr 9 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual

Disinformation

1 event

Book Forum — The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy’s Most Essential Freedom — April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT (In person & online)

Thu, Apr 9 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteHybrid

United States

55 events

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

Forging Just Futures: Solutions-based Science to Address the Climate Gap — Energy Policy Seminar with Rachel Morello-Frosch (Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 EDT, Hybrid)

Mon, Apr 6 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid

Spring Seminar Series — Revaluing Ordinary Moments (Laura Morgan Roberts) — April 6, 2026, 3:00–4:00 PM ET (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 3:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolVirtual

Leadership in American Politics — Chris Christie — Apr 6 7:00pm ET (JFK Jr. Forum)

Mon, Apr 6 · 7:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

US banking supervision in long-term perspective — 07 Apr 2026 — Online

Tue, Apr 7 · time TBA·BruegelVirtual

50 more in United States

Global

40 events

FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Yana Gorokhovskaia (Apr 6, 2026, 8:30am ET) — Virtual

Mon, Apr 6 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual

All About the Base: How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

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

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (Apr 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

All About the Base — How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure (April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

35 more in Global

Middle East

21 events

All About the Base: How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

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

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT (Virtual)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (Apr 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

All About the Base — How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure (April 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure — All About the Base (April 6, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT)

Mon, Apr 6 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual

16 more in Middle East

Europe

9 events

Conversación: "Geoeconomía en tiempos de incertidumbre" — 7 Apr 2026, 10:30–11:30 CEST (in-person)

Tue, Apr 7 · 4:30 AM EDT·Real Instituto ElcanoIn person

A Conversation with H.E. Ambassador Duarte Lopes: Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean (Hybrid) — Apr 7, 2026 3:00–4:00 PM ET

Tue, Apr 7 · 3:00 PM EDT·Stimson CenterHybrid

Public hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – 'An enhanced role for insurers and pension funds' – 8 April 2026

Wed, Apr 8 · time TBA·European ParliamentHybrid

Beijing hold’em 2.0: European cards against Chinese coercion — Webinar (8 April 2026, 16:30–17:15 CEST)

Wed, Apr 8 · 10:30 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Origins of the War — A Conversation with Angela Stent (Live on Zoom — Wed Apr 8, 11:00 AM ET)

Wed, Apr 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·The Kennan InstituteVirtual

4 more in Europe

Asia-Pacific

9 events

The Impossible State Live Podcast: Does Korea's Soft Power Work?

Mon, Apr 6 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

The Impossible State Live Podcast: The BTS Homecoming: Does Korea's Soft Power Work? — Live Livestream (Apr 6, 2026 11:00 AM ET)

Mon, Apr 6 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual

New Zealand: Creating a Nature Positive Country — Apr 7 4:30pm ET

Tue, Apr 7 · 4:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person

Programme launch: IISS Korea Chair (8 April 2026)

Wed, Apr 8 · time TBA·International Institute for Strategic StudiesIn person

A Conversation with H.E. Dag Hartelius — April 9, 2026, 16:30 IST (in-person)

Thu, Apr 9 · 7:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person

4 more in Asia-Pacific

China

6 events

Anticipating the Trump–Xi Summit in Beijing — April 7, 2026 (panel/watch online)

Tue, Apr 7 · time TBA·Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China RelationsVirtual

Meeting China's Military Challenge — Executive Education (April 7-8, 2026)

Tue, Apr 7 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person

Beijing hold’em 2.0: European cards against Chinese coercion — Webinar (8 April 2026, 16:30–17:15 CEST)

Wed, Apr 8 · 10:30 AM EDT·European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)Virtual

Global Economic Prospects: Spring 2026 — Virtual (Apr 9, 2026, 1:00 PM ET)

Thu, Apr 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual

Ports of Power: From Transformers to Data Trafficking to Digital Supply Chains — China Seminar ft. Aynne Kokas (Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 HST, Live via Zoom)

Thu, Apr 9 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual

1 more in China

Africa

4 events

Israel's Recognition of Somaliland: What are the Implications for US Foreign Policy — Virtual — April 8, 2026 10:30–11:30 AM (ET)

Wed, Apr 8 · 10:30 AM EDT·Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)Virtual

CEEG Seminar Series: Women in Mozambique’s economy – evidence from IGM research (9 April 2026)

Thu, Apr 9 · time TBA·UNU-WIDERIn person

CEEG Seminar Series: Women in Mozambique’s economy – evidence from IGM research (9 Apr 2026, 14:00–15:30 UTC+2) — Hybrid

Thu, Apr 9 · 8:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERHybrid

Women and War in Sudan: A Feminist Lens — online moderated discussion (Apr 13, 2026)

Mon, Apr 13 · time TBA·The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)Virtual

Russia

1 event

Origins of the War — A Conversation with Angela Stent (Live on Zoom — Wed Apr 8, 11:00 AM ET)

Wed, Apr 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·The Kennan InstituteVirtual

South America

1 event

Policymaking in a Polarized Democracy: Insights from Brazil — with Congresswoman Tabata Amaral (In‑person)

Wed, Apr 8 · 5:00 PM EDT·Inter-American DialogueIn person

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