Policy Events (August 24-30)
Your weekly update on upcoming webinars, conferences and other events held by think tanks around the world.
Each week Policy People curates a selection of live and virtual events from around the globe. Here are our picks for next week (Monday 24th to Sunday 30th of August).
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Online Event
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – Monday, August 24 @ 9am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Digital Currency and Remittances in the Time of COVID-19
The World Bank forecasts that COVID-19 will drive sub-Saharan Africa towards its first recession in 25 years. This presents an opportunity for digital currency technologies to alleviate some of the region’s economic downturn while addressing mounting health concerns. The Africa Program invites you to join us for a discussion on the opportunities and challenges in digital currency technologies in sub-Saharan Africa during a global pandemic. Registration now open.
Register here: https://www.csis.org/events/online-event-digital-currency-and-remittances-time-covid-19
Zoom Webinar
MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE – Tuesday, August 25 @ 10am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-5)
MEI Defense Leadership Series: Episode 6 with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Michael K. Nagata
In this episode of MEI’s Defense Leadership Series, senior fellow and director of the Defense and Security Program Bilal Y. Saab speaks to retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General (Ret.) Michael K. Nagata, currently a distinguished senior fellow on national security with MEI and previously the strategy director for the National Counterterrorism Center. This conversation will focus on U.S. strategies for great power competition, the future of U.S. irregular warfare and the global war on terrorism and a range of U.S. defense and counterterrorism policy issues.
This virtual event will be broadcast live on the Institute’s website. Register to view this livestream and receive updates from MEI’s Defense and Security program.
Register here: https://www.mei.edu/events/mei-defense-leadership-series-episode-6-lieutenant-general-ret-michael-k-nagata
Webinar
NEW AMERICA – Tuesday, August 25 @ 12pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Where Does the National Security Community Stand Three Months After George Floyd Changed the World?
Join us on the three-month anniversary of the start of the movement as leaders in national security and foreign policy discuss the progress that has been made and identify the transformative efforts that will lead to sustained change in the immediate and long term. This event is co-hosted by Diversity in National Security Network and New America. More details can be found through the link below.
Webinar
THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE – Wednesday, August 26 @ 11am Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
Pandemic and Mental Health: New Problems and New Ideas
The pandemic has put mental health issues in the spotlight and there are calls for a rethink of how we treat conditions like PTSD, anxiety and depression. Join a discussion with former Coalition Minister Andrew Robb, now a board member of Mind Medicine Australia (MMA), which is driving a fresh campaign to establish safe and effective psychedelics treatments and FearLess, a charity that works with people living with the consequences of post traumatic stress. This is a free event, but registration is essential.
Register here: https://nb.tai.org.au/webinar_series
Webinar
EAST-WEST CENTER – Thursday, August 27 @ 5pm Israel Daylight Time (UTC+2)
New Challenges for China-Israel-US Triangle in 2020
As its relations with China become increasingly complex and US-China tensions increase rapidly, Jerusalem finds itself enmeshed in clashing interests, expectations and demands. Israel’s decision-making structure further intensifies this challenge. In this webinar, Dr. Yorum Evron (Senior Lecturer, Chinese Studies, Department of Asian Studies, University of Haifa, Israel) will examine the main determinants that underlie the China-Israel-US triangle in the early 2020s, while assessing the prospects and challenges of this complex relationship.
Register here: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/new-challenges-china-israel-us-triangle-in-2020
YouTube Webinar
CLINGENDAEL – Thursday, August 27 @ 2pm Central European Summer Time (UTC +1)
Lessons from Covid-19 Vaccine Acceleration for Global Health
The Corona pandemic lays bare inequalities in survival chances among peoples, generations and countries. What can we learn from the Covid-19 effort for generating funding for R&D, doing the clinical trials, regulating the access to new vaccines and medicines? And how could their use and health impact be improved by use of big data?
Louise van Schaik, Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs at the Clingendael Institute, will moderate a panel of experts in global health initiatives. Register now to receive an email reminder of this event.
Register here: https://www.clingendael.org/event/lessons-covid-19-vaccine-acceleration-global-health
Zoom Webcast
LOWY INSTITUTE – Friday, August 28 @ 10am Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
In conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power
Join us for a conversation with Samantha Power, one of America’s leading foreign-policy voices, both as a scholar and a Cabinet member in the Obama administration. Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove will speak with Power about US foreign policy under President Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden’s worldview, the global implications of the coronavirus pandemic and the future of the US-China relationship. More information and registration available through the link below.
Register here: https://myaccount.lowyinstitute.org/events/ambassador-samantha-power-2020
Online Conference
NEPAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ENGAGEMENT & WATER POLICY CENTER - Saturday 9 to Monday 31 August, 9am-10pm Nepal Standard Time (UTC+5:45)
Post-Pandemic World Order: Navigating New Normal
COVID-19 has affected almost all countries around the globe. It seems that the developed and the advanced countries of the world have been affected more than the least-developed countries. Due to this, there is a lot of discussion and debate on how COVID-19 is going to shape the existing world order. NIICE and the Water Policy Center are organizing an International Conference “Post-Pandemic World Order: Navigating New Normal”. The conference will be attended by experts, senior faculties, research scholars, diplomats, policy makers and other professionals. Follow the link below. to find out more or to register.
Register here: https://niice.org.np/archives/events/post-pandemic-world-order-navigating-new-normal
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