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Policy Week Ahead

Jun 1 – 7, 2026

87 events · 28 topics · 53 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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National Security
34 events
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Moj Mahdara (June 1, 2026, 08:30 ET)
Mon, Jun 1 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Changing Character of War Workshop 2026: Net Assessment – Past, Present, and Future (June 1-5, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing | All About the Base
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War — Jun 2, 2026
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Aerospace Nation: Congressman August Pfluger (June 2, 2026) - Register
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
29 more in National Security
Diplomacy
30 events
State and Local Leadership Forums — Session (June 1–2, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
Discussion — 'Liberal Democracy in a Competitive World Order' — 1 June 2026, 18:00 CEST (in-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT·Austro-French Center for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ/CFA)In person
Tussen Hoop en Vrees: Public evening in Apeldoorn (Publieksavond) — 2 June 2026
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·Clingendael InstituteIn person
The War in Ukraine: A Crossroads for 21st Century International Order — Speakers Meeting (02 June 2026, In-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person
ORF-RSIS Special Report Launch: India and Southeast Asia — Mapping Strategic Convergence (2 June 2026, 14:00 IST)
Tue, Jun 2 · 4:30 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
25 more in Diplomacy
Conflict
15 events
State and Local Leadership Forums — Session (June 1–2, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
Changing Character of War Workshop 2026: Net Assessment – Past, Present, and Future (June 1-5, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
Colombia at a Crossroads: Ballots, Bullets, and the Future of Democracy — June 1, 2026 3:00pm PT
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)Hybrid
The War in Ukraine: A Crossroads for 21st Century International Order — Speakers Meeting (02 June 2026, In-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person
U.S. Rollout: Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict and Forced Displacement — JHU Washington Center (June 2, 2026)
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·CSIS Global Health Policy CenterIn person
10 more in Conflict
Human Rights
10 events
Compulsion in Speech: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and Beyond — Live Online Book Forum (June 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT)
Mon, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Compulsion in Speech: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and Beyond — Live Online (June 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT)
Mon, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Discussion — 'Liberal Democracy in a Competitive World Order' — 1 June 2026, 18:00 CEST (in-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT·Austro-French Center for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ/CFA)In person
U.S. Rollout: Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict and Forced Displacement — JHU Washington Center (June 2, 2026)
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·CSIS Global Health Policy CenterIn person
Bridging the Gap — Free Speech, 'DEI,' and America at 250 — June 2, 2026 (Library of Congress, Washington, DC)
Tue, Jun 2 · 12:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
5 more in Human Rights
Finance
10 events
Occupational Licensing and Public Policy — Two-day Conference (June 1–2, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
Presentación del informe de CAF: "Impulsando el crecimiento en un mundo cambiante" — 2 Jun 2026 (In-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 6:00 AM EDT·Real Instituto ElcanoIn person
The Powell years at the Fed — Presentation and panels (Jun 2, 2026, 09:30 ET) — Virtual
Tue, Jun 2 · 9:30 AM EDT·Brookings InstitutionVirtual
Conference on Balancing the Federal Budget and Reducing the National Debt - June 3, 2026 (AEI)
Wed, Jun 3 · 12:00 AM EDT·American Enterprise InstituteIn person
Reining In America’s National Debt Once and for All — Robert Doar (Panel)
Wed, Jun 3 · 3:00 PM EDT·American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchHybrid
5 more in Finance
Artificial Intelligence
8 events
State and Local Leadership Forums — Session (June 1–2, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
The AI x Sustainability Paradox: Harnessing Climate AI Responsibly — Tue Jun 2, 2026, 09:00–11:00 EDT (In-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyIn person
How AI Is Reshaping American Enterprise, and Being Shaped by It — Wed Jun 3 2026 9:00–10:30 a.m. ET (In-person / livestream available)
Wed, Jun 3 · 9:00 AM EDT·American Enterprise InstituteHybrid
How AI Is Reshaping American Enterprise, and Being Shaped by It — Jun 3, 2026 9:00 AM ET (Virtual)
Wed, Jun 3 · 9:00 AM EDT·American Enterprise InstituteVirtual
Data Centers, AI, and the Future of U.S. Strategic Competitiveness (June 4, 2026)
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·CSIS Economic Security and TechnologyIn person
3 more in Artificial Intelligence
Supply Chain Security
7 events
Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing | All About the Base
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
ORF-RSIS Special Report Launch: India and Southeast Asia — Mapping Strategic Convergence (2 June 2026, 14:00 IST)
Tue, Jun 2 · 4:30 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
What's Next for Transatlantic Cooperation on Critical Minerals? — GMF Washington, DC Office — June 2, 2026, 8:30-10:30 ET
Tue, Jun 2 · 8:30 AM EDT·German Marshall FundIn person
Expert workshop on research security (June 3, 2026) — in collaboration with ChinaFile (Asia Society)
Wed, Jun 3 · time TBA·MERICSVirtual
Manufacturing USA in 2030 and 2035: A Vision for Competitiveness and Innovation (June 3, 2026)
Wed, Jun 3 · time TBA·CSIS Economic Security and TechnologyIn person
2 more in Supply Chain Security
Energy
6 events
Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing | All About the Base
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Uzbekistan in a changing Eurasia — 2 June 14:00-16:00 (Event at Asia House)
Tue, Jun 2 · 8:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
How the Iran War Is Remaking the Global Economy — June 3, 2026 (Panel)
Wed, Jun 3 · 12:00 AM EDT·Council on Foreign RelationsIn person
Data Centers, AI, and the Future of U.S. Strategic Competitiveness (June 4, 2026)
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·CSIS Economic Security and TechnologyIn person
Mobilising capital for Europe’s Green Transition: Where do we stand? — 04 June 2026 (Public)
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·BruegelIn person
1 more in Energy
Trade Policy
6 events
What's Next for Transatlantic Cooperation on Critical Minerals? — GMF Washington, DC Office — June 2, 2026, 8:30-10:30 ET
Tue, Jun 2 · 8:30 AM EDT·German Marshall FundIn person
Asian crucible: Globalisation, geopolitics and the contest for the future — Panel (3 June 2026, 6:00–7:00pm AEST)
Wed, Jun 3 · 4:00 AM EDT·United States Studies CentreIn person
Committee on Import Licensing — 2nd experience-sharing session on transparency (4 June 2026)
Wed, Jun 3 · 6:00 PM EDT·World Trade Organization (WTO)Hybrid
Two Former U.S. Ambassadors to Korea Take Stock of the Alliance — June 4, 2026, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (In-person)
Thu, Jun 4 · 10:00 AM EDT·Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)In person
The Long Game: China, America, and the Future of the Global Order — June 4, 5:30 p.m. CDT (Hybrid)
Thu, Jun 4 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsHybrid
1 more in Trade Policy
Space Policy
5 events
Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War — Jun 2, 2026
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Aerospace Nation: Congressman August Pfluger (June 2, 2026) - Register
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Security Through Cooperation: A Book Talk with Rose Gottemoeller — June 2, 2026, 10:30–12:00 PDT (in-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 1:30 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Aerospace Nation: General John D. Lamontagne (June 4, 2026) - Register
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Workshop: 'Strategic Shifts and the Space–Nuclear Nexus' (SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme) — 4–5 June 2026
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·SIPRIIn person
Climate Change
4 events
Building Blue Resilience at the Our Ocean Conference — June 2, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET (Virtual)
Tue, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
The AI x Sustainability Paradox: Harnessing Climate AI Responsibly — Tue Jun 2, 2026, 09:00–11:00 EDT (In-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center on Global Energy PolicyIn person
Mobilising capital for Europe’s Green Transition: Where do we stand? — 04 June 2026 (Public)
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·BruegelIn person
Climate talks in Bonn (UN climate negotiators meeting) — 8–18 June 2026
Sun, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT·Transparency InternationalIn person
Cybersecurity
3 events
Expert workshop on research security (June 3, 2026) — in collaboration with ChinaFile (Asia Society)
Wed, Jun 3 · time TBA·MERICSVirtual
Building America’s Cyber Force: Findings from the Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation (June 3, 2026)
Wed, Jun 3 · time TBA·CSIS Economic Security and TechnologyIn person
Building America’s Cyber Force: Findings from the Commission on Cyber Force Generation — June 3, 2026, 6:15–8:00 p.m. EDT
Wed, Jun 3 · 6:15 PM EDT·CSIS Strategic Technologies ProgramIn person
Aerospace
3 events
Aerospace Nation: Congressman August Pfluger (June 2, 2026) - Register
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Security Through Cooperation: A Book Talk with Rose Gottemoeller — June 2, 2026, 10:30–12:00 PDT (in-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 1:30 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Aerospace Nation: General John D. Lamontagne (June 4, 2026) - Register
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Elections
3 events
Colombia at a Crossroads: Ballots, Bullets, and the Future of Democracy — June 1, 2026 3:00pm PT
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)Hybrid
The spirit of Thai democracy – present, past and yet to come (Seminar) — 2 Jun 2026 09:00 CEST
Tue, Jun 2 · 3:00 AM EDT·Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)In person
Molly Ball in Conversation with Justin Gest — Democratic Drain (In-person lunch)
Tue, Jun 2 · 12:00 PM EDT·Niskanen CenterIn person
Defense Technology
3 events
Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing | All About the Base
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Security Through Cooperation: A Book Talk with Rose Gottemoeller — June 2, 2026, 10:30–12:00 PDT (in-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 1:30 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Two Former U.S. Ambassadors to Korea Take Stock of the Alliance — June 4, 2026, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (In-person)
Thu, Jun 4 · 10:00 AM EDT·Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)In person
Disinformation
3 events
Bridging the Gap — Free Speech, 'DEI,' and America at 250 — June 2, 2026 (Library of Congress, Washington, DC)
Tue, Jun 2 · 12:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
Women Parliamentarians Program — 2nd Annual Meeting (June 3–5, 2026, Brussels)
Tue, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT·Munich Security ConferenceIn person
Mesa redonda "Leer para resistir: el combate global contra la desinformación" — 4 Jun 2026 (In-person)
Thu, Jun 4 · 6:00 AM EDT·Real Instituto ElcanoIn person
Commodities
1 event
What's Next for Transatlantic Cooperation on Critical Minerals? — GMF Washington, DC Office — June 2, 2026, 8:30-10:30 ET
Tue, Jun 2 · 8:30 AM EDT·German Marshall FundIn person
Currencies
1 event
Open Banker Salon — June 5, 2026 (full day, in-person)
Fri, Jun 5 · 12:00 AM EDT·Aspen Institute Financial Security ProgramIn person
United States
55 events
Occupational Licensing and Public Policy — Two-day Conference (June 1–2, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
2026 Science and Technology Policy Fellowship — June 1, 2026 (San Francisco, CA or Virtual)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Aspen InstituteHybrid
State and Local Leadership Forums — Session (June 1–2, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Hoover InstitutionIn person
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Moj Mahdara (June 1, 2026, 08:30 ET)
Mon, Jun 1 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Changing Character of War Workshop 2026: Net Assessment – Past, Present, and Future (June 1-5, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
50 more in United States
Europe
19 events
Discussion — 'Liberal Democracy in a Competitive World Order' — 1 June 2026, 18:00 CEST (in-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT·Austro-French Center for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ/CFA)In person
Tussen Hoop en Vrees: Public evening in Apeldoorn (Publieksavond) — 2 June 2026
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·Clingendael InstituteIn person
The War in Ukraine: A Crossroads for 21st Century International Order — Speakers Meeting (02 June 2026, In-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person
Uzbekistan in a changing Eurasia — 2 June 14:00-16:00 (Event at Asia House)
Tue, Jun 2 · 8:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
What's Next for Transatlantic Cooperation on Critical Minerals? — GMF Washington, DC Office — June 2, 2026, 8:30-10:30 ET
Tue, Jun 2 · 8:30 AM EDT·German Marshall FundIn person
14 more in Europe
Global
18 events
Changing Character of War Workshop 2026: Net Assessment – Past, Present, and Future (June 1-5, 2026)
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing | All About the Base
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
The War in Ukraine: A Crossroads for 21st Century International Order — Speakers Meeting (02 June 2026, In-person)
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person
Molly Ball in Conversation with Justin Gest — Democratic Drain (In-person lunch)
Tue, Jun 2 · 12:00 PM EDT·Niskanen CenterIn person
Women Parliamentarians Program — 2nd Annual Meeting (June 3–5, 2026, Brussels)
Tue, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT·Munich Security ConferenceIn person
13 more in Global
Asia-Pacific
16 events
Compulsion in Speech: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and Beyond — Live Online Book Forum (June 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT)
Mon, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Compulsion in Speech: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and Beyond — Live Online (June 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT)
Mon, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
The spirit of Thai democracy — present, past and yet to come (2 Jun 2026, 09:00–10:30 UTC+02)
Tue, Jun 2 · 3:00 AM EDT·Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Virtual
The spirit of Thai democracy – present, past and yet to come (Seminar) — 2 Jun 2026 09:00 CEST
Tue, Jun 2 · 3:00 AM EDT·Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)In person
ORF-RSIS Special Report Launch: India and Southeast Asia — Mapping Strategic Convergence (2 June 2026, 14:00 IST)
Tue, Jun 2 · 4:30 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
11 more in Asia-Pacific
Middle East
6 events
Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing | All About the Base
Mon, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
How the Iran War Is Remaking the Global Economy — June 3, 2026 (Panel)
Wed, Jun 3 · 12:00 AM EDT·Council on Foreign RelationsIn person
Israeli Security Doctrine: Challenges for the Region — Virtual Roundtable (June 3, 2026, 09:00–10:00 ET)
Wed, Jun 3 · 9:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual
Israeli Security Doctrine: Challenges for the Region — June 3, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET (Live Online)
Wed, Jun 3 · 9:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual
Israel’s Encroachment on Lebanon and Syria — June 4, 2026, 4:00–5:00 PM Beirut Time (Virtual)
Thu, Jun 4 · 9:00 AM EDT·Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East CenterVirtual
1 more in Middle East
China
4 events
Book Talk: Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail — Mark Leonard in conversation with Anatol Lieven (Webinar) — June 3, 2026 1:00 PM ET
Wed, Jun 3 · 1:00 PM EDT·Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftVirtual
The Long Game: China, America, and the Future of the Global Order — June 4, 5:30 p.m. CDT (Hybrid)
Thu, Jun 4 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsHybrid
What Xi Wants in Pyongyang | The Capital Cable #135 — June 5, 2026 (Livestream)
Fri, Jun 5 · 9:15 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
What Xi Wants in Pyongyang | The Capital Cable #135 — Livestream (June 5, 2026, 9:15–10:00 AM ET)
Fri, Jun 5 · 9:15 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
South America
4 events
Colombia at a Crossroads: Ballots, Bullets, and the Future of Democracy — June 1, 2026 3:00pm PT
Mon, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)Hybrid
Presentación del informe de CAF: "Impulsando el crecimiento en un mundo cambiante" — 2 Jun 2026 (In-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 6:00 AM EDT·Real Instituto ElcanoIn person
Authoritarian Persistence in Latin America: What Should the US Do? — Conversation with Daniel Battle & Elliott Abrams (June 3, 2026, 15:00 local)
Wed, Jun 3 · 3:00 PM EDT·Hudson InstituteVirtual
Private Briefing: Key Takeaways from the Congressional Staff Delegation to Brazil — June 8, 2026
Mon, Jun 8 · time TBA·Inter-American DialogueIn person
Russia
3 events
Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War — Jun 2, 2026
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Security Through Cooperation: A Book Talk with Rose Gottemoeller — June 2, 2026, 10:30–12:00 PDT (in-person)
Tue, Jun 2 · 1:30 PM EDT·Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Stanford University)In person
Origins of the War — A Conversation with Stephen Sestanovich (Live on Zoom) — Jun 4, 2026 11:00 AM ET
Thu, Jun 4 · 11:00 AM EDT·The Kennan InstituteVirtual
Outer Space
2 events
Aerospace Nation: Congressman August Pfluger (June 2, 2026) - Register
Tue, Jun 2 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Aerospace Nation: General John D. Lamontagne (June 4, 2026) - Register
Thu, Jun 4 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Africa
1 event
Building Blue Resilience at the Our Ocean Conference — June 2, 2026, 9:00–10:00 AM ET (Virtual)
Tue, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT·Stimson CenterVirtual
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