Policy Events (June 21 - July 4)
"Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution", predictive policing, US-Pak ties, NK-Vietnam relations, refugee rights and events on many more interesting topics.
Welcome to Policy Events. Over the next two weeks, we will be a number of events across a wide range of topics at different tanks. There are some events looking at human rights issues, from the Refugee Convention to how to against Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution. There are also some events focused on various diplomatic relations, from talks on the North Korea-Vietnam dynamic to US-Pakistan relations. A special thanks to Ratnadityasinh Yograjsinh Chavda for curating this edition of Policy Events.
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Online Conference
EGMONT - Monday, June 21 @ 5pm Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
The Refugee Convention at 70: lessons and perspectives in a changing world
Who counts as a refugee and do states honor its legal definition? The 1951 Refugee Convention defines who is a refugee, what rights refugees have as well as the legal obligations of states to protect them. The Convention is the indispensable foundation of international refugee protection and is legally binding on all contracting states. While the world has changed in the 70 years since the Convention was drawn up, it remains as relevant today as it was at the time. There are today nearly 80 million forcibly displaced people globally. However, states regularly disregard the rights of refugees and numerous breaches of the rights protected by the Convention have been recently observed. This anniversary event is a unique opportunity to remind us of the tools that have been put in place to protect refugees and forcibly displaced people. It will look at the United Nations’ role, how refugee arrivals are being handled in Belgium, and the Belgian position in the EU debate. Although only a small proportion of refugees are currently in Europe, the protection mechanisms put in place by the EU and its member states are of significant importance for international refugee protection.
For more information and registration: https://www.egmontinstitute.be/events/the-refugee-convention-at-70-lessons-and-perspectives-in-a-changing-world/
Webinar
BAKER INSTITUTE - Tuesday, June 22 @ 9 am Central Time (UTC-5)
Energy Perspectives 2021: An Uncertain Future
As the world begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the scale and pace of energy transitions are a subject of intense deliberation and study. Regardless of the path that is ultimately set, the decisions made today will have profound effects on the future of economies and societies around the world, as well as the global energy landscape. Eirik Wærness, senior vice president and chief economist of Equinor, will join Ken Medlock, the senior director of the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies, for a presentation and discussion of the recently released Energy Perspectives.
For more information and registration: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2241/
Virtual Event
WORLD AFFAIRS- Tuesday, June 22 @ 12 pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
US Strategy on Iran and The Greater Middle East
US strategy on Iran and the greater Middle East is evolving in 2021 under new leadership in Washington and a new administration coming soon in Tehran. With the ongoing efforts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran nuclear deal) on the one hand and Iran’s presidential elections slated for June 18 on the other, can we expect significant changes in US Iran relations? Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, one of our best security strategists, will discuss these key questions for US policy against the backdrop of the shifting political landscape in the greater Middle East—from Israel to Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan.
For more information and registration: https://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/2163
Online Forum
WILSON CENTRE- Wednesday, June 23 @ 9 am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC - 4)
Ending Wildlife Crime to Protect Animals, Human Health, and the Planet
How can we prevent wildlife crime and improve the health of our planet? Human behaviour—including agriculture, rapid urbanisation, and deforestation—has transformed the Earth’s land surface, altering ecosystems and causing unprecedented biodiversity loss. Only 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact. This brings humans, livestock, and wildlife into close proximity, exposing each to pathogens they have no immunity to. At the same time, with inadequate wildlife trade laws, poor enforcement, and the absence of a global agreement on wildlife crime, animals are pulled from the wild and sold as food, medicine, tourist souvenirs, pets, and other products in a lucrative international black market trade. At this meeting, experts will share the ways that thousands of species and fragile ecosystems are falling victim to wildlife crime and trade. It will also examine how the creation of a global agreement could help end wildlife crime, prevent the escalating extinction of species—and possibly prevent the next pandemic.
For more information and registration: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/ending-wildlife-crime-protect-animals-human-health-and-planet
Webinar
EAST-WEST CENTRE - Wednesday, June 23 @12pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Distant Comrades? North Korea and Vietnam
This webinar will examine the broad arc of relations between North Korea and Vietnam, beginning with Pyongyang’s relations with Hanoi during Vietnam’s “American War” and the impact that Hanoi’s victory in that conflict had on North Korea. Moreover, the webinar will discuss the changing scope of North Korea-Vietnam relationship in the post- Cold War era, and the relevance of Vietnam’s Doi Moi refers to North Korea. Finally, it will assess contemporary relations between the countries in light of contemporary geopolitics and the 2019 Hanoi summit meeting between the U.S. and North Korea.
For information and registration: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/distant-comrades-north-korea-and-vietnam
Webinar
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION- Wednesday, June 23 @ 11 am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
The Brexit Miracle: How the British People Broke Free of the EU
How did Great Britain manage to break free of the EU? What does Brexit mean for the UK’s future and its partnership with the U.S.? Since the historic Brexit referendum in June of 2016, the United Kingdom has completely left the European Union and is once again a truly free, sovereign nation, controlling its borders, fully deciding its laws, and signing its own trade agreements. Brexit offers a powerful opportunity for a resurgent self-confident Britain on the world stage—a global leader in free trade, free markets, and economic liberty—and an even stronger Special Relationship with the United States. Learn more as three leaders and founders of the Vote Leave Brexit campaign join Heritage on the fifth anniversary of the referendum.
For more information and registration: https://www.heritage.org/europe/event/virtual-the-brexit-miracle-how-the-british-people-broke-free-the-eu-and-why-brexit
Online Event
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION- Thursday, June 24 @ 11am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
What Do Trade and Manufacturing Have to Do with Racial Justice?
Join the Foundation to discuss the broader structural disadvantages in the US labor market that many workers of colour face- including wealth and income gaps, discrimination, and occupation segregation- have all intensified the negative effects of these dislocations. But the tide is turning: progressives have beaten back bad trade deals, and manufacturing advocacy is moving to the center stage as part of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan to tackle persistent and pervasive racial inequities, combat the effects of climate change, and rebuild our infrastructure so that our economy can work for all of us.
For more information and registration: https://tcf.org/content/event/trade-manufacturing-racial-justice/
Virtual Panel
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION - Thursday, June 24 @ 9:30 am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Responding to Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution
Join the Centre for International Governance Innovation for a panel discussion on NCIID. Panellists will address the impacts that NCIID can have on victims, while also providing an overview of the regulatory models that exist, and where improved solutions are needed within three countries in the Global South. This event will feature experts Grace Mutung’u, Michelle Bordachar and Nonhlanhla Chanza, who will speak about this issue as it pertains to Kenya, Chile and South Africa, respectively. The experts will offer recommendations and roadmaps for further action within the existing landscape as outlined in CIGI’s latest paper, part of the Supporting a Safer Internet: Global Survey of Gender-Based Violence Online project, titled “Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution: Examining the Legal Landscape in Kenya, Chile, and South Africa”.
For more information and registration: https://www.cigionline.org/events/responding-non-consensual-intimate-image-distribution/
Online Discussion
R STREET- Friday, June 25 @ 10am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
What Might Cause the Next Financial Crisis
Financial activities believed to be fail-safe frequently are not. Successfully identifying the activities that result in disastrous losses before they materialise requires imagination, intuition, and luck. Statistical models rarely predict economic turning points. Join AEI as six financial-sector experts use data, statistics, and their keen intuition and in-depth knowledge of our financial system to propose risks that could trigger the next financial crisis.
For more information and registration: https://www.rstreet.org/event/what-might-cause-the-next-financial-crisis/
Online Event
BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTRE- Tuesday, June 29 @ 11am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Strengthening the U.S. Public Health System.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that America’s safety, health, and economic prosperity is dependent on a resilient and robust public health system. Given that it is not a question of if, but when, the next pandemic will occur, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Future of Health Care Initiative will release a new report during a virtual event on June 29 that offers critical steps policymakers can take to strengthen the public health system for inevitable emergencies. BPC’s policy recommendations address three key areas: intergovernmental roles and responsibilities, data infrastructure, and public health financing. Join BPC’s health leaders for a thoughtful discussion on the group’s timely recommendations.
For more information and registration: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/preparing-for-the-next-pandemic/
Webinar
HUDSON INSTITUTE - Tuesday, June 29@ 12 pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
US-Pakistan Relations after US Withdrawal from Afghanistan.
For more than two decades, U.S.-Pakistan relations have been shaped by the aftermath of 9/11 and American presence in Afghanistan. With the upcoming military withdrawal from Afghanistan, both countries have an opportunity to reframe their often uneasy relationship. What can we expect to see in the years ahead? Please join Hudson Institute’s Director for South and Central Asia Husain Haqqani along with experts Lisa Curtis, Robin L. Raphel, Shuja Nawaz, Dr. Joshua White and Richard Olson to get a glimpse of what lies ahead for this pivotal bilateral relationship.
For more information and registration: https://www.hudson.org/events/1971-virtual-event-us-pakistan-relations-after-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan72021
That’s all for now. Don’t forget to check in next week for more updates.
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