IMO Assembly
IMO Assembly Nov. 27 - Dec. 6, 2023 | London, UK
IMO Assembly Nov. 27 - Dec. 6, 2023 | London, UK
November 28, 2023 | 8:00 AM ET | In-Person & Online This first-of-its-kind convening of leaders from international financial institutions, central banks, businesses, technology providers, and governments aims to establish an understanding of the issues countries must consider before issuing a CBDC. More Information...
November 29, 2023 | 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM EST | In-Person Every two years, LAPOP Lab at Vanderbilt University presents the AmericasBarometer, a comprehensive regional public opinion survey that measures citizen assessment towards democratic governance, support for democratic principles and institutions, and perceptions...
November 29, 2023 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm ET | Virtual Join us for a conversation on the outlook for seabed mining, environmental protections and regulation and the latest in scientific research with Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the ISA. As the race to strengthen...
November 30, 2023 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST | Online This event will be held in Spanish with interpretation available in Spanish Sign Language and English. In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is estimated that approximately 14.7 percent of the population,...
December 4, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST| Online Cross-border electricity interconnections are on the rise, especially in Europe, but increased international electricity trade can introduce the threat of electricity coercion. Russia’s repeated attacks on the electricity system of Ukraine have raised the...
IMO Council Dec. 4-8, 2023 | London, UK
December 4, 2023 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET | Hybrid Balancing environmental sustainability and promoting economic growth and good jobs will not be optional for Asia’s future growth. In fact, prospects for heightened human insecurity, unmet aspirations, and a more turbulent future at large...
December 4, 2023 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm ET | Virtual Why was it possible for the US to have women astronauts thirty years before women in combat? The answer, Sarah Percy argues, is that a faulty recollection of military history apparently demonstrated that women...
December 5, 2023 | 8:00 – 9:00 am EST| Online In January, voters in Taiwan will elect a new president. On December 5, the Freeman Chair in China Studies and China Power Project will host a virtual expert roundtable previewing the election, implications for...
December 06, 2023 | 9:30 am - 11:00 am EST | Hybrid As the international community marks the second anniversary of the United States Strategy on Countering Corruption and the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), anti-corruption priorities and strategies around...
December 9. 2023 | 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM GST | Hybrid Over half of the world’s fish populations are likely to move from their historic habitats by the end of the century. Pushed by rising temperatures and changing ocean cycles, these migrating fish...
December 11, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST | Online Spectrum allocation for licensed use underpins much of modern society, including U.S. national security. The U.S. must move past the false dichotomy of commercial interests vs. natural security when it comes to spectrum....
December 11, 2023 | 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Online The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) campaign of malign influence across Latin America includes leveraging tools of financial exploitation, expansion of military and intelligence apparatuses, and growing pressure around ports and critical waterways. To...
December 11, 2023 | 4:30 PM | Online Research to date has shown that the international human rights regime is politicized. Despite claiming to uphold the normative standard, states tend to review their allies’ human rights records less harshly than those of their adversaries....
December 11, 2023 | 5:00 PM-6:30 PM EST | Online The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Mexico and Central America (CeMeCA) at Columbia University cordially invite you to a virtual event discussion: Guatemala: Democracy in the Crosshairs with: Claudia...
December 12, 2023 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm EST | Hybrid This event will be held at Comet Hotel Meetings - Louise, Pl. Stéphanie 20, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, and will be webcast live from this page. In-person attendance by invitation-only. Requests subject to...
December 12, 2023 | 9:30 AM ET | Online Many countries around the world are pursuing efforts to “de-dollarize” and some have argued for a new financial architecture that bypasses or replaces the US & dollar-led system. China is particularly interested in enhancing the use...
December 12, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Pacific) | Hybrid About the Event: Scholars are debating whether China’s rise will transform the current unipolar distribution of power. Although China clearly has the aggregate size to match (indeed, overtake) the United States, observers...
December 12, 2023 | 2:00 PM—4:00 PM EST | Hybrid During the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Biden administration unveiled a “signature initiative” with the launch of the Digital Transformation With Africa (DTA) program. With financial commitments of over $350 million in investment and $450 million...
December 12, 2023 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST | Hybrid With the continued rise of middle powers and changing dynamics within multilateral institutions, the United States now finds itself in a new strategic environment, one defined by a global diffusion of power. Emerging powers...
December 14, 2023 | 10:00 - 11:15 AM EST | Hybrid Immediately following COP28, an international panel of experts will discuss the outcomes of the conference as they pertain to the climate-gender nexus. The discussion will explore the actions needed to strengthen approaches and...
December 14, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST | Hybrid Over the past year, the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development and the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program, in partnership with the PepsiCo Foundation embarked on a research project analyzing public-private...
December 15, 2023 | 11:00am to 12:00pm | Virtual Sanctioning China represents a challenge more complex than any other in the modern era of sanctions. Yet, if tensions with China escalate or conflict appears imminent, U.S. policymakers would reach for the sanctions tool as...
December 18, 2023 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Online Join Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow Margaret Williams for a debrief with Arctic experts recently returned from the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP28. The panelists will reflect on their key takeaways from the conference...