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Policy Week Ahead

Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2026

64 events · 26 topics · 31 organizations — think tank webinars, panels and conferences, grouped by policy topic. Times are US Eastern.

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National Security
26 events
Breaking Point: Analysing the Crisis in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir — June 29, 2026, 15:30 IST (In-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Steven Cook (June 29, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Jun 29 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Is the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing? A Progress Report — All About the Base
Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — June 29, 2026, 11:00–11:45 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — Mon Jun 29, 2026 11:00 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
21 more in National Security
Diplomacy
19 events
Breaking Point: Analysing the Crisis in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir — June 29, 2026, 15:30 IST (In-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum (Jun 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT)
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum — June 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
MERICS & Kiel Institute panel: 'China in the Global Economy' (June 30, 2026)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
2026 Global Security Forum — America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power (hosted June 30, 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
14 more in Diplomacy
Conflict
12 events
Breaking Point: Analysing the Crisis in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir — June 29, 2026, 15:30 IST (In-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — June 29, 2026, 11:00–11:45 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — Mon Jun 29, 2026 11:00 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Advancing Stability, Resilience, and Governance in Syria and the Region — panel at Hamburg Sustainability Conference (June 30, 2026, in-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·Munich Security ConferenceIn person
How will Colombia's election results shape the future of security cooperation with Venezuela? - 30 June 2026 (Webinar)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·ACLEDVirtual
7 more in Conflict
Defense Technology
12 events
Workshop on China's advances in semiconductor technology (June 30, 2026) — China Tech Observatory event
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
2026 Global Security Forum — America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power (hosted June 30, 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
2026 Global Security Forum: America at 250 — June 30, 2026 (panel recordings available)
Tue, Jun 30 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
2026 Global Security Forum: "Exploring America at 250" (June 30, 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Defense and Security DepartmentHybrid
2026 Global Security Forum: America at 250 (June 30, 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
7 more in Defense Technology
Human Rights
11 events
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum (Jun 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT)
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum — June 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Advancing Stability, Resilience, and Governance in Syria and the Region — panel at Hamburg Sustainability Conference (June 30, 2026, in-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·Munich Security ConferenceIn person
Surviving Genocide: Women & Girls Living Under Occupation — June 30, 2026 (In-person, London)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Ceasefire Centre for Civilian RightsIn person
Gender Responsiveness and Women's Participation in UN Peace Operations — Public Policy Forum (June 30, 2026, 9:15–11:00am EDT) — Hybrid
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:15 AM EDT·International Peace InstituteHybrid
6 more in Human Rights
Trade Policy
9 events
MERICS & Kiel Institute panel: 'China in the Global Economy' (June 30, 2026)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
The trust deficit: How Australian attitudes towards America and China are changing — Sydney launch of the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll (30 Jun 2026, 6:30pm AEST)
Tue, Jun 30 · 4:30 AM EDT·Lowy InstituteIn person
Virtual Policy Seminar: Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads (Book launch) (30 Jun 2026, 09:00 EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual
Renewing North America: What's Next for the USMCA? (Virtual) — June 30, 2026, 10:15–11:15 a.m. CDT
Tue, Jun 30 · 11:15 AM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsHybrid
WTO Chairs Conference — DG Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala call for stronger member‑expert engagement (1 July 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · 6:00 PM EDT·World Trade Organization (WTO)In person
4 more in Trade Policy
Elections
5 events
How will Colombia's election results shape the future of security cooperation with Venezuela? - 30 June 2026 (Webinar)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·ACLEDVirtual
Webinar: How will Colombia’s election reshape security ties with Venezuela? — 30 Jun 2026, 09:00 Bogotá / 16:00 Madrid (Virtual)
Tue, Jun 30 · 10:00 AM EDT·ACLEDVirtual
250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — What it Means Today (June 30, 2026, 1:30pm EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 1:30 PM EDT·Brookings InstitutionVirtual
Reflections with Civil Society: Power, Coalition Governance and Electoral Reform — Webinar (1 July 2026, 11:00–12:30 SAST)
Wed, Jul 1 · 5:00 AM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)Virtual
Parliaments in Dialogue: Resisting Political Interference — Research Event (2 July 2026, In Person, London)
Thu, Jul 2 · time TBA·RUSIIn person
Finance
4 events
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum — June 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Giving Innovation Summit 2026 — 2026-06-30 (time unspecified, virtual)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Urban InstituteVirtual
2026 Global Security Forum — America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power (Hybrid)
Tue, Jun 30 · 8:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
Financing the frontline: ensuring scarce health funds reach PHC Facilities — 1 July — Online
Wed, Jul 1 · time TBA·ODI GlobalVirtual
Aerospace
3 events
The Global Spectrum Fight That Could Define U.S. Satellite Leadership — Webinar (Jun 30, 2026 2:00–3:00 PM EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 2:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual
Schriever Spacepower Series: Brig. Gen. Nikki R. Frankino — July 1, 2026 (virtual, time TBA)
Wed, Jul 1 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Discussion: Brig. Gen. Nikki R. Frankino & Ms. Melissa D. Blakesly — Space Force budget (July 1, 2026)
Wed, Jul 1 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Energy
3 events
Is the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing? A Progress Report — All About the Base
Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Rethinking Hungary-Ukraine Relations: A New Start for Reconciliation — Online — June 30, 2026 09:00 ET
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·German Marshall FundVirtual
Should There Be a Dilemma About Data Centers? — Live online policy forum (July 1, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT)
Wed, Jul 1 · 1:30 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Artificial Intelligence
2 events
MSC Tech Strategy Initiative (TSI) — Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) meeting, Jul 1–3, 2026 (Silicon Valley, in-person)
Wed, Jul 1 · 3:00 AM EDT·Munich Security ConferenceIn person
Should There Be a Dilemma About Data Centers? — Live online policy forum (July 1, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT)
Wed, Jul 1 · 1:30 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Space Policy
2 events
The Global Spectrum Fight That Could Define U.S. Satellite Leadership — Webinar (Jun 30, 2026 2:00–3:00 PM EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 2:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual
Schriever Spacepower Series: Brig. Gen. Nikki R. Frankino — July 1, 2026 (virtual, time TBA)
Wed, Jul 1 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
Telecommunications
2 events
The Global Spectrum Fight That Could Define U.S. Satellite Leadership — Webinar (Jun 30, 2026 2:00–3:00 PM EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 2:00 PM EDT·New AmericaVirtual
Should There Be a Dilemma About Data Centers? — Live online policy forum (July 1, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT)
Wed, Jul 1 · 1:30 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Supply Chain Security
2 events
Is the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing? A Progress Report — All About the Base
Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Workshop on China's advances in semiconductor technology (June 30, 2026) — China Tech Observatory event
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
Cybersecurity
1 event
Disrupting Cybercrime: Authorising a Proactive Role for the Private Sector — Webinar (30 June 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·RUSIVirtual
Climate Change
1 event
Virtual Policy Seminar: Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads (Book launch) (30 Jun 2026, 09:00 EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual
United States
37 events
2026 Summer Institute (Sun Valley Policy Forum) — June 29–July 1, 2026 (in-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 2:00 AM EDT·Manhattan InstituteIn person
FDD Morning Brief — Jonathan Schanzer featuring Steven Cook (June 29, 2026 08:30 ET)
Mon, Jun 29 · 8:30 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
Is the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing? A Progress Report — All About the Base
Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum (Jun 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT)
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
A History of Repeated Injuries — Live online book forum — June 29, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 PM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
32 more in United States
Global
20 events
Is the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing? A Progress Report — All About the Base
Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Disrupting Cybercrime: Authorising a Proactive Role for the Private Sector — Webinar (30 June 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·RUSIVirtual
Surviving Genocide: Women & Girls Living Under Occupation — June 30, 2026 (In-person, London)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Ceasefire Centre for Civilian RightsIn person
2026 Global Security Forum: "Exploring America at 250" (June 30, 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Defense and Security DepartmentHybrid
2026 Global Security Forum: America at 250 (hosted June 30, 2026)
Tue, Jun 30 · 12:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)In person
15 more in Global
Europe
14 events
MERICS & Kiel Institute panel: 'China in the Global Economy' (June 30, 2026)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
Workshop on China's advances in semiconductor technology (June 30, 2026) — China Tech Observatory event
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
Surviving Genocide: Women & Girls Living Under Occupation — June 30, 2026 (In-person, London)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Ceasefire Centre for Civilian RightsIn person
Rethinking Hungary-Ukraine Relations: A New Start for Reconciliation — Online — June 30, 2026 09:00 ET
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·German Marshall FundVirtual
Human Rights in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus — Sinan Ciddi testimony (Live at 10:00 AM ET, 2026-06-30)
Tue, Jun 30 · 10:00 AM EDT·Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesVirtual
9 more in Europe
Asia-Pacific
8 events
Breaking Point: Analysing the Crisis in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir — June 29, 2026, 15:30 IST (In-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 AM EDT·Observer Research FoundationIn person
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — June 29, 2026, 11:00–11:45 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — Mon Jun 29, 2026 11:00 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Workshop on China's advances in semiconductor technology (June 30, 2026) — China Tech Observatory event
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·MERICSIn person
The trust deficit: How Australian attitudes towards America and China are changing — Sydney launch of the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll (30 Jun 2026, 6:30pm AEST)
Tue, Jun 30 · 4:30 AM EDT·Lowy InstituteIn person
3 more in Asia-Pacific
Middle East
6 events
Is the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing? A Progress Report — All About the Base
Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Advancing Stability, Resilience, and Governance in Syria and the Region — panel at Hamburg Sustainability Conference (June 30, 2026, in-person)
Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM EDT·Munich Security ConferenceIn person
Surviving Genocide: Women & Girls Living Under Occupation — June 30, 2026 (In-person, London)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·Ceasefire Centre for Civilian RightsIn person
Inside Iran: How the War May Shape the Country's Political Future
Wed, Jul 1 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsHybrid
U.S.-Iran Negotiations: The Fraught Road Ahead — July 2, 2026, 9:30–10:30 AM ET (Live Online)
Thu, Jul 2 · 9:30 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual
1 more in Middle East
China
3 events
The trust deficit: How Australian attitudes towards America and China are changing — Sydney launch of the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll (30 Jun 2026, 6:30pm AEST)
Tue, Jun 30 · 4:30 AM EDT·Lowy InstituteIn person
Canberra launch of the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll — "Pessimistic and unsafe: How Australians feel about the world today" (2 Jul 2026, doors 6:00pm; event 6:15pm–7:15pm AEST)
Thu, Jul 2 · 4:15 AM EDT·Lowy InstituteIn person
Pessimistic and unsafe: How Australians feel about the world today — Launch of the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll (Livestream & In-person) — 2 July 2026 6:15 PM AEST
Thu, Jul 2 · 4:15 AM EDT·Lowy InstituteHybrid
Africa
3 events
Virtual Policy Seminar: Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads (Book launch) (30 Jun 2026, 09:00 EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual
Reflections with Civil Society: Power, Coalition Governance and Electoral Reform — Webinar (1 July 2026, 11:00–12:30 SAST)
Wed, Jul 1 · 5:00 AM EDT·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)Virtual
Oppression, liberation and humanitarianism in Palestine, Myanmar and Sudan — July 2, 2026 18:15–19:45 (GMT+1)
Thu, Jul 2 · 1:15 PM EDT·ODI GlobalHybrid
South America
3 events
How will Colombia's election results shape the future of security cooperation with Venezuela? - 30 June 2026 (Webinar)
Tue, Jun 30 · time TBA·ACLEDVirtual
Virtual Policy Seminar: Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads (Book launch) (30 Jun 2026, 09:00 EDT)
Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual
Webinar: How will Colombia’s election reshape security ties with Venezuela? — 30 Jun 2026, 09:00 Bogotá / 16:00 Madrid (Virtual)
Tue, Jun 30 · 10:00 AM EDT·ACLEDVirtual
Russia
2 events
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — June 29, 2026, 11:00–11:45 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine? — Mon Jun 29, 2026 11:00 AM ET (Livestream)
Mon, Jun 29 · 11:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Outer Space
1 event
Schriever Spacepower Series: Brig. Gen. Nikki R. Frankino — July 1, 2026 (virtual, time TBA)
Wed, Jul 1 · time TBA·Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesVirtual
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