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Policy Week Ahead

Apr 27 – May 3, 2026

103 events · 25 topics · 51 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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Diplomacy
35 events
Multilateralism Under Pressure: Can International Negotiations Still Deliver? — 27 Apr 2026 12:30-14:00 (Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Roy Altman (Apr 27, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed (Online) — Apr 27, 2026 9:00 AM EDT
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends (Course: April 27–30, 2026; Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
11th Three Seas Initiative Summit – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
30 more in Diplomacy
National Security
25 events
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Roy Altman (Apr 27, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends (Course: April 27–30, 2026; Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
Whatever You Do, Don't Make News: How to Survive Your Senate Confirmation Hearing — Simulation — Mon Apr 27 5:30pm ET | Land Lecture Hall (Belfer, B-400)
Mon, Apr 27 · 5:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
11th Three Seas Initiative Summit – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
Can the U.S. and South Korea Build a Nuclear Submarine Together? — April 28, 2026, 10:00–11:15 a.m. ET (In-person)
Tue, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM EDT·Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)Hybrid
20 more in National Security
Conflict
17 events
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Roy Altman (Apr 27, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed (Online) — Apr 27, 2026 9:00 AM EDT
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: A Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed — April 27, 2026, 09:00–09:30 EDT (Online)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Peace on Paper: Accountability, Justice, and the Limits of the Pretoria Agreement — Monday Apr 27 6:00pm ET (livestream available)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends — Mona Yacoubian (CSIS executive course)
Tue, Apr 28 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
12 more in Conflict
Finance
12 events
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed (Online) — Apr 27, 2026 9:00 AM EDT
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
The Path Forward for Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation — Rohit Chopra & Lael Brainard — Mon Apr 27 12:00pm ET | L-166
Mon, Apr 27 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
The Path Forward for Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation — Discussion with Rohit Chopra & Lael Brainard (Mon Apr 27 12:00pm ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
The new global imbalances: the launch of Paris Report 4 — 28 Apr 2026 (Public)
Tue, Apr 28 · 8:00 AM EDT·BruegelIn person
The evolution of IMF advice on fiscal policy — 28 Apr 2026, 16:00-17:30 BST (Hybrid)
Tue, Apr 28 · 11:00 AM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid
7 more in Finance
Human Rights
9 events
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed (Online) — Apr 27, 2026 9:00 AM EDT
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: A Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed — April 27, 2026, 09:00–09:30 EDT (Online)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Peace on Paper: Accountability, Justice, and the Limits of the Pretoria Agreement — Monday Apr 27 6:00pm ET (livestream available)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid
Breaking the Cycle: Solutions for a New Future — April 28, 2026 (Virtual)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·Aspen InstituteVirtual
The Women's Marriage Paradox — Tue Apr 28, 2026 5:00–6:30 p.m. ET (Hybrid)
Tue, Apr 28 · 5:00 PM EDT·American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchHybrid
4 more in Human Rights
Climate Change
9 events
Engineering the Mekong: How Upstream Dams are Reshaping Cambodia's Flooded Forest — Webinar (Apr 27, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
Implications of the War in Iran for Climate Security (Webinar)
Tue, Apr 28 · 6:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
Hybrid Policy Seminar — How does Trade Risk Influence Agricultural Policy? (Apr 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT)
Tue, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hybrid
Biodiversity, climate change and the financial sector — 29 Apr 2026 (Invitation-only)
Wed, Apr 29 · 8:00 AM EDT·BruegelIn person
“Greening” the Maghreb or Exploiting It? — Panel (Virtual) — Apr 30, 2026
Thu, Apr 30 · 8:30 AM EDT·Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East CenterVirtual
4 more in Climate Change
Trade Policy
9 events
GMF side-event roundtable on the Middle Corridor – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
28th India Trilateral Forum – Brussels (April 28–29, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
Digital Policy Hub Spring 2026 Research Conference — Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (Full-day, hybrid)
Tue, Apr 28 · 9:00 AM EDT·Centre for International Governance InnovationHybrid
Hybrid Policy Seminar — How does Trade Risk Influence Agricultural Policy? (Apr 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT)
Tue, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hybrid
Fireside Chat with Assistant Secretary Chris Pilkerton — Apr 28, 2026, 2:00–2:45 p.m. ET (Virtual)
Tue, Apr 28 · 2:00 PM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityVirtual
4 more in Trade Policy
Supply Chain Security
9 events
11th Three Seas Initiative Summit – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
GMF side-event roundtable on the Middle Corridor – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
28th India Trilateral Forum – Brussels (April 28–29, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
Hybrid Policy Seminar — How does Trade Risk Influence Agricultural Policy? (Apr 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT)
Tue, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hybrid
RUSI Acquisitive Crime Conference: Tackling Organised Vehicle Theft — 30 April 2026 (In Person, London)
Thu, Apr 30 · 4:00 AM EDT·RUSIIn person
4 more in Supply Chain Security
Energy
8 events
Engineering the Mekong: How Upstream Dams are Reshaping Cambodia's Flooded Forest — Webinar (Apr 27, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
Digital Policy Hub Spring 2026 Research Conference — Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (Full-day, hybrid)
Tue, Apr 28 · 9:00 AM EDT·Centre for International Governance InnovationHybrid
China's strategic approach to the battle over the energy future — Talk by Yang Jiang (28 April 17:00-18:00 CEST)
Tue, Apr 28 · 11:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
“Greening” the Maghreb or Exploiting It? — Panel (Virtual) — Apr 30, 2026
Thu, Apr 30 · 8:30 AM EDT·Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East CenterVirtual
“Greening” the Maghreb or Exploiting It? — Panel discussion (Apr 30, 2026, 3:30 PM Beirut / Virtual)
Thu, Apr 30 · 8:30 AM EDT·Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East CenterVirtual
3 more in Energy
Elections
7 events
Lexington’s First Civic Assembly — Virtual discussion (Apr 27, 2026, 11:00–12:00 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 11:00 AM EDT·New AmericaVirtual
A Senate Confirmation Hearing Simulation (Mon Apr 27 5:30pm ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 5:30 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
Fixing Our Democracies — April 27, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT (In-person)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:00 PM EDT·New AmericaIn person
From Primaries to Presidential Campaigns — Lunchtime Conversation with Robby Mook (Tues Apr 28 12:00pm ET)
Tue, Apr 28 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
From Identity to Ballot: The LGBTQ+ Vote — Isaac James — Wed Apr 29 4:00pm ET | L-166
Wed, Apr 29 · 4:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
2 more in Elections
Artificial Intelligence
6 events
Digital Policy Hub Spring 2026 Research Conference — Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (Full-day, hybrid)
Tue, Apr 28 · 9:00 AM EDT·Centre for International Governance InnovationHybrid
Brazil’s Digital Governance Moment — Webinar — April 29, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
Wed, Apr 29 · 10:00 AM EDT·Inter-American DialogueVirtual
AI for Food Security Forum (April 30, 2026) — recording (Watch)
Thu, Apr 30 · time TBA·CSIS Global Food and Water Security ProgramVirtual
AI for Food Security Forum — Apr 30, 2026, 8:30AM–6:00PM ET (In-Person/Webcast)
Thu, Apr 30 · 8:30 AM EDT·CSIS Global Food and Water Security ProgramHybrid
Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security (Apr 30, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM EDT) - Hybrid
Thu, Apr 30 · 1:00 PM EDT·Hudson InstituteHybrid
1 more in Artificial Intelligence
Defense Technology
6 events
Emerging Technology: Redefining the UK's Defence Front Line — Breakfast Briefing (28 Apr 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·RUSIIn person
Can the U.S. and South Korea Build a Nuclear Submarine Together? — April 28, 2026, 10:00–11:15 a.m. ET (In-person)
Tue, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM EDT·Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)Hybrid
Inaugural Lord Fisher Lecture on Sea Power & Naval Transformation — General Sir Gwyn Jenkins — 29 April 2026 (Hybrid: London & Online)
Wed, Apr 29 · 4:00 AM EDT·RUSIHybrid
Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security (Apr 30, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM EDT) - Hybrid
Thu, Apr 30 · 1:00 PM EDT·Hudson InstituteHybrid
Advancing the Texas Advanced Packaging Ecosystem — April 30, 2026 (Hybrid)
Thu, Apr 30 · 2:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
1 more in Defense Technology
Disinformation
4 events
Study Group with Rohit Chopra: Covering the White House & Wall Street in the Digital Age (Mon Apr 27 5:00pm ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 5:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
Brazil’s Digital Governance Moment — Webinar — April 29, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
Wed, Apr 29 · 10:00 AM EDT·Inter-American DialogueVirtual
Expanding Access to Immunizations in the Americas | The CommonHealth Live! — Apr 30, 2026 9:00-10:00 AM EDT (Livestream)
Thu, Apr 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Designing Liberty in an Algorithmic Age — May 1, 2026 (Hoover, Stanford)
Fri, May 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
Cybersecurity
1 event
Brazil’s Digital Governance Moment — Webinar — April 29, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
Wed, Apr 29 · 10:00 AM EDT·Inter-American DialogueVirtual
Commodities
1 event
Breaking the Paradox of Plenty: Can Venezuela Escape the Resource Trap? — Apr 28, 2026 (10:00–11:15 PDT)
Tue, Apr 28 · 1:00 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Telecommunications
1 event
Tech Sovereignty and the UK in the World Today – Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP (Members event, In Person)
Mon, Apr 27 · 7:00 PM EDT·RUSIIn person
United States
62 events
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Roy Altman (Apr 27, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends (Course: April 27–30, 2026; Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
Lexington’s First Civic Assembly — Virtual discussion (Apr 27, 2026, 11:00–12:00 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 11:00 AM EDT·New AmericaVirtual
The Path Forward for Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation — Rohit Chopra & Lael Brainard — Mon Apr 27 12:00pm ET | L-166
Mon, Apr 27 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
The Path Forward for Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation — Discussion with Rohit Chopra & Lael Brainard (Mon Apr 27 12:00pm ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
57 more in United States
Europe
23 events
Multilateralism Under Pressure: Can International Negotiations Still Deliver? — 27 Apr 2026 12:30-14:00 (Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
Tech Sovereignty and the UK in the World Today – Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP (Members event, In Person)
Mon, Apr 27 · 7:00 PM EDT·RUSIIn person
11th Three Seas Initiative Summit – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
GMF side-event roundtable on the Middle Corridor – Dubrovnik (April 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
28th India Trilateral Forum – Brussels (April 28–29, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
18 more in Europe
Global
22 events
Multilateralism Under Pressure: Can International Negotiations Still Deliver? — 27 Apr 2026 12:30-14:00 (Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Roy Altman (Apr 27, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends (Course: April 27–30, 2026; Hybrid)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
UN Security Council open debate on the Middle East (scheduled Apr 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · 12:00 AM EDT·United Nations Security CouncilIn person
Implications of the War in Iran for Climate Security (Webinar)
Tue, Apr 28 · 6:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
17 more in Global
Asia-Pacific
13 events
Engineering the Mekong: How Upstream Dams are Reshaping Cambodia's Flooded Forest — Webinar (Apr 27, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
28th India Trilateral Forum – Brussels (April 28–29, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · time TBA·German Marshall FundIn person
Can the U.S. and South Korea Build a Nuclear Submarine Together? — April 28, 2026, 10:00–11:15 a.m. ET (In-person)
Tue, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM EDT·Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)Hybrid
The Threat from Iran and North Korea — Conversation with Bruce Bechtol (Apr 29, 2026, 10:00–11:00 ET)
Wed, Apr 29 · 10:00 AM EDT·Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)In person
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Korean Messiah — Live (April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM ET)
Wed, Apr 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
8 more in Asia-Pacific
Middle East
11 events
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed (Online) — Apr 27, 2026 9:00 AM EDT
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Navigating Lebanon’s Multiple Crises: A Conversation with H.E. Haneen Sayed — April 27, 2026, 09:00–09:30 EDT (Online)
Mon, Apr 27 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends — Mona Yacoubian (CSIS executive course)
Tue, Apr 28 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
UN Security Council open debate on the Middle East (scheduled Apr 28, 2026)
Tue, Apr 28 · 12:00 AM EDT·United Nations Security CouncilIn person
Implications of the War in Iran for Climate Security (Webinar)
Tue, Apr 28 · 6:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
6 more in Middle East
Africa
7 events
Peace on Paper: Accountability, Justice, and the Limits of the Pretoria Agreement — Monday Apr 27 6:00pm ET (livestream available)
Mon, Apr 27 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid
Digital Policy Hub Spring 2026 Research Conference — Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (Full-day, hybrid)
Tue, Apr 28 · 9:00 AM EDT·Centre for International Governance InnovationHybrid
Virtual Policy Seminar — Financing Social Protection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Apr 29 @9:00 am EDT)
Wed, Apr 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual
Rethinking corporate tax - who bears the burden; what the global minimum tax means for South Africa — 29 Apr 2026 (Online)
Wed, Apr 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·UNU-WIDERVirtual
“Greening” the Maghreb or Exploiting It? — Panel (Virtual) — Apr 30, 2026
Thu, Apr 30 · 8:30 AM EDT·Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East CenterVirtual
2 more in Africa
China
2 events
China's strategic approach to the battle over the energy future — Talk by Yang Jiang (28 April 17:00-18:00 CEST)
Tue, Apr 28 · 11:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
Book launch: World War Trade: Conflict, Containment, and the Emergent World Trading Order — Apr 29, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET (Virtual)
Wed, Apr 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual
South America
2 events
Breaking the Paradox of Plenty: Can Venezuela Escape the Resource Trap? — Apr 28, 2026 (10:00–11:15 PDT)
Tue, Apr 28 · 1:00 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Brazil’s Digital Governance Moment — Webinar — April 29, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
Wed, Apr 29 · 10:00 AM EDT·Inter-American DialogueVirtual
Russia
1 event
Origins of the War — A Conversation with Margaret MacMillan (Live on Zoom, Apr 28, 2026 11:00 Eastern)
Tue, Apr 28 · 11:00 AM EDT·The Kennan InstituteVirtual
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