Policy Week Ahead — Sep 7 – 13, 2026

73 events

73 think tank events from 46 organizations across 27 policy topics the week of Sep 7 – 13, 2026. Busiest topics: United States (47), Global (25), National Security (21). Most active organizers: Harvard Kennedy School (5), Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (4), American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (3). Multi-day: Manila Strategy Forum 2026 (2026-09-09 to 2026-09-10, Manila) - participation by Will Todman, 12th Türkiye Europe Future Forum (13–20 September 2026). Last week the calendar listed 41 events. Times are US Eastern; each listing links to the event's own page.

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National Security
21 events
Lunar Security and Strategic Competition
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
September 11 and the Remaking of American National Security — Conversation with Frank Kearney, Kelly Magsamen, Ari Tabatabai
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person
U.S. and Allied Burden Sharing | All About the Base — Live Episode
Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
25 Years Later: The Lessons and Legacy of September 11, 2001 — Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 6:00pm ET (JFK Jr. Forum; livestream available)
Tue, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid
Geostrategic Change, Old Friends and New Challenges in the Pacific Islands — A New Zealand Perspective (Rosemary Banks & Anna Powles) — Sep 8, 2026 2:00–3:00 PM HST
Tue, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterIn person
16 more in National Security
Diplomacy
21 events
Talks@Bruegel: Ukraine’s political currents with Jakub Parusinski (08 Sep 2026) — Invitation-only
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:00 PM EDT·BruegelIn person
Leergang Buitenlandse Betrekkingen (LBB) — Program
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·Clingendael InstituteIn person
2026 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·East-West CenterIn person
What would a ceasefire in Ukraine mean for Europe and the world?
Tue, Sep 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Chatham HouseHybrid
Inside Washington: A Decoding D.C. Crash Course
Tue, Sep 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
16 more in Diplomacy
Conflict
15 events
Talks@Bruegel: Ukraine’s political currents with Jakub Parusinski (08 Sep 2026) — Invitation-only
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:00 PM EDT·BruegelIn person
2026 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·East-West CenterIn person
What would a ceasefire in Ukraine mean for Europe and the world?
Tue, Sep 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Chatham HouseHybrid
Greening the margins — Seminar (9 Sep 2026, 13:00–15:00 CEST) Event at DIIS
Wed, Sep 9 · 7:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
CREES Noon Lecture with Michael Kimmage — University of Michigan — Sept 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM (Noon Lecture)
Wed, Sep 9 · 12:00 PM EDT·The Kennan InstituteIn person
10 more in Conflict
Human Rights
8 events
Private life, public world: what privacy means in 2026
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·United States Studies CentreVirtual
Sharia, the Modern State, and Freedom: A Reformist Perspective — Sept 8, 2026 11:00 AM EDT (Online Book Forum)
Tue, Sep 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
Fair Share Book Launch — In-person launch & author conversation (Brad Johnson; David Smith)
Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM EDT·New AmericaIn person
The Path to Justice: 15 Years Since the Arab Uprisings — What's Next? (Online) Sep 10, 2026 10:00–11:30 AM EST
Thu, Sep 10 · 10:00 AM EDT·The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)Virtual
Engaging North Korea On the Ground — 'Witness to North Korea' with Jerome Sauvage
Thu, Sep 10 · 2:00 PM EDT·Stimson CenterHybrid
3 more in Human Rights
Climate Change
7 events
AI For Disasters + Emergencies (AIDE) Summit 2026 — September 9, 2026; Austin, Texas
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:00 AM EDT·Aspen InstituteIn person
Greening the margins — Seminar (9 Sep 2026, 13:00–15:00 CEST) Event at DIIS
Wed, Sep 9 · 7:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
The Future of U.S. Foreign Investment in Clean Energy — Sep 9, 2026, 11:00 AM ET (Live Online)
Wed, Sep 9 · 11:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual
The Path Forward for Carbon Credit Markets
Thu, Sep 10 · time not announced·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual
Climate, conflict and environmental struggles: Perspectives from Myanmar — Seminar (10 Sep 2026, 14:30-16:30 CEST) - Event at DIIS
Thu, Sep 10 · 8:30 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
2 more in Climate Change
Artificial Intelligence
6 events
Professional development webinar for teachers — ChatGPT and the pushback against expertise
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·United States Studies CentreVirtual
Generation AI starts early — scholars panel
Wed, Sep 9 · time not announced·Brookings InstitutionVirtual
Executive Education Forum — 15th edition (Sep 9–23, 2026) Brasília
Tue, Sep 8 · 11:00 PM EDT·Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)In person
AI For Disasters + Emergencies (AIDE) Summit 2026 — September 9, 2026; Austin, Texas
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:00 AM EDT·Aspen InstituteIn person
Live event: AI and children — opportunities and risks
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Brookings InstitutionVirtual
1 more in Artificial Intelligence
Trade Policy
5 events
2026 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·East-West CenterIn person
China’s Influence in the Americas — Global Affairs Expert Webinar
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Council on Foreign RelationsVirtual
Current U.S. Trade Policy Dynamics and the Implications for Taiwan and Allies in the Indo-Pacific Region
Thu, Sep 10 · 8:00 AM EDT·CSIS China Power ProjectVirtual
PIIE Insider LIVE: Mary E. Lovely on what’s really going on with global supply chains
Thu, Sep 10 · 11:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual
China’s Techno-Autocracy and System for Political Incarceration — Talk with Orville Schell
Fri, Sep 11 · 12:30 PM EDT·Stimson CenterHybrid
Energy
4 events
The Future of U.S. Foreign Investment in Clean Energy — Sep 9, 2026, 11:00 AM ET (Live Online)
Wed, Sep 9 · 11:00 AM EDT·Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceVirtual
The Path Forward for Carbon Credit Markets
Thu, Sep 10 · time not announced·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual
Energy Abundance Ministerial
Mon, Sep 14 · time not announced·South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)In person
Careers at the World Bank Group — Virtual information session
Mon, Sep 14 · time not announced·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual
Finance
4 events
Disposable Workers: A Book Talk with MIT Sloan Professor Paul Osterman
Wed, Sep 9 · time not announced·Aspen InstituteVirtual
A Conversation with H.E. Yassine Jaber, Lebanon's Minister of Finance
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
SOUTHMOD at 10: Evidence Before Action — 14 September 2026 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Sun, Sep 13 · 5:00 PM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person
Careers at the World Bank Group — Virtual information session
Mon, Sep 14 · time not announced·Center on Global Energy PolicyVirtual
Space Policy
4 events
Lunar Security and Strategic Competition
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders | HTK
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Defense and Security DepartmentVirtual
A Giant Leap: How Viable Are Orbital Data Centers?
Wed, Sep 9 · 2:30 PM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityHybrid
Aerospace
3 events
Lunar Security and Strategic Competition
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders | HTK
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Defense and Security DepartmentVirtual
Elections
3 events
ONLINE EVENT: Mexico's Judicial Reform at Two Years—Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Wed, Sep 9 · 10:00 AM EDT·Inter-American DialogueVirtual
Conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid
Values & Interests: Democracy as a Moral Principle
Thu, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM EDT·Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsVirtual
Disinformation
3 events
Professional development webinar for teachers — ChatGPT and the pushback against expertise
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·United States Studies CentreVirtual
BOOK TALK: The Propaganda Manual of the Ukraine War — Thomas Kent
Thu, Sep 10 · 3:00 PM EDT·American Foreign Policy CouncilIn person
A Ripple of Hope — JFK Jr. Forum
Thu, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolHybrid
Supply Chain Security
2 events
U.S. and Allied Burden Sharing | All About the Base — Live Episode
Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
PIIE Insider LIVE: Mary E. Lovely on what’s really going on with global supply chains
Thu, Sep 10 · 11:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual
Cybersecurity
1 event
Cyber Security in the Context of International Security
Sun, Sep 13 · 8:00 PM EDT·GCSPIn person
Commodities
1 event
Global Agrifood Systems Outlook to 2050: Informing Decisions for an Uncertain Future — Sep 10, 2026 9:30–11:00 (US/Eastern)
Thu, Sep 10 · 9:30 AM EDT·International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Virtual
United States
47 events
Fall Seminar Series: "Gender, Power, and Social Change" — Mondays 3:00-4:00 PM (weekly, virtual)
Mon, Sep 7 · 3:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolVirtual
September 11 and the Remaking of American National Security — Conversation with Frank Kearney, Kelly Magsamen, Ari Tabatabai
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 PM EDT·Chicago Council on Global AffairsIn person
2026 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·East-West CenterIn person
Inside Washington: A Decoding D.C. Crash Course
Tue, Sep 8 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
Women and Public Policy Program Open House
Tue, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM EDT·Harvard Kennedy SchoolIn person
42 more in United States
Global
25 events
Lunar Security and Strategic Competition
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
Private life, public world: what privacy means in 2026
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·United States Studies CentreVirtual
Professional development webinar for teachers — ChatGPT and the pushback against expertise
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·United States Studies CentreVirtual
Sharia, the Modern State, and Freedom: A Reformist Perspective — Sept 8, 2026 11:00 AM EDT (Online Book Forum)
Tue, Sep 8 · 11:00 AM EDT·Cato InstituteVirtual
U.S. and Allied Burden Sharing | All About the Base — Live Episode
Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
20 more in Global
Asia-Pacific
11 events
2026 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·East-West CenterIn person
Manila Strategy Forum 2026 (2026-09-09 to 2026-09-10, Manila) - participation by Will Todman
Tue, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM EDT·CSIS Southeast Asia Program / Asia Maritime Transparency InitiativeIn person
Manila Strategy Forum 2026 — Sept 9–10, 2026 (In-person & Webcast)
Tue, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Hybrid
U.S. and Allied Burden Sharing | All About the Base — Live Episode
Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
Geostrategic Change, Old Friends and New Challenges in the Pacific Islands — A New Zealand Perspective (Rosemary Banks & Anna Powles) — Sep 8, 2026 2:00–3:00 PM HST
Tue, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterIn person
6 more in Asia-Pacific
Europe
9 events
Talks@Bruegel: Ukraine’s political currents with Jakub Parusinski (08 Sep 2026) — Invitation-only
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:00 PM EDT·BruegelIn person
Beyond GDP Research and Policy Workshop — 8–9 September 2026 (London, UK)
Mon, Sep 7 · 7:00 PM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person
Leergang Buitenlandse Betrekkingen (LBB) — Program
Tue, Sep 8 · time not announced·Clingendael InstituteIn person
What would a ceasefire in Ukraine mean for Europe and the world?
Tue, Sep 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Chatham HouseHybrid
U.S. and Allied Burden Sharing | All About the Base — Live Episode
Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM EDT·CSIS Center for the Industrial BaseVirtual
4 more in Europe
China
6 events
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
China’s Influence in the Americas — Global Affairs Expert Webinar
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Council on Foreign RelationsVirtual
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders | HTK
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:30 PM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - Defense and Security DepartmentVirtual
PIIE Insider LIVE: Mary E. Lovely on what’s really going on with global supply chains
Thu, Sep 10 · 11:00 AM EDT·Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)Virtual
Narratives, China, and the Arctic — Sep 10, 2026 12:00 pm HST (Live via Zoom)
Thu, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual
1 more in China
Middle East
3 events
A Conversation with H.E. Yassine Jaber, Lebanon's Minister of Finance
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
The Path to Justice: 15 Years Since the Arab Uprisings — What's Next? (Online) Sep 10, 2026 10:00–11:30 AM EST
Thu, Sep 10 · 10:00 AM EDT·The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)Virtual
A New Front Opens: The Houthis and the Widening Middle East War
Fri, Sep 11 · 10:00 AM EDT·Middle East InstituteVirtual
South America
3 events
Executive Education Forum — 15th edition (Sep 9–23, 2026) Brasília
Tue, Sep 8 · 11:00 PM EDT·Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)In person
China’s Influence in the Americas — Global Affairs Expert Webinar
Wed, Sep 9 · 1:00 PM EDT·Council on Foreign RelationsVirtual
Cocaine corridors: New dynamics through the Amazon and Caribbean
Thu, Sep 10 · 10:07 AM EDT·Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeVirtual
Outer Space
3 events
Lunar Security and Strategic Competition
Mon, Sep 7 · 6:30 AM EDT·GCSPHybrid
Space Launch Capacity and Contenders
Wed, Sep 9 · 9:30 AM EDT·Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Virtual
A Giant Leap: How Viable Are Orbital Data Centers?
Wed, Sep 9 · 2:30 PM EDT·Center for a New American SecurityHybrid
Russia
2 events
What would a ceasefire in Ukraine mean for Europe and the world?
Tue, Sep 8 · 8:00 AM EDT·Chatham HouseHybrid
Mapping Eurasia: Russia’s Geopolitics — Live on Zoom
Fri, Sep 11 · 11:00 AM EDT·The Kennan InstituteVirtual
Africa
2 events
Greening the margins — Seminar (9 Sep 2026, 13:00–15:00 CEST) Event at DIIS
Wed, Sep 9 · 7:00 AM EDT·Danish Institute for International StudiesIn person
SOUTHMOD at 10: Evidence Before Action — 14 September 2026 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Sun, Sep 13 · 5:00 PM EDT·UNU-WIDERIn person
Arctic
1 event
Narratives, China, and the Arctic — Sep 10, 2026 12:00 pm HST (Live via Zoom)
Thu, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM EDT·East-West CenterVirtual
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