Asia Policy Events, Monday November 24, 2025

BEHIND THE BUILD: DRIVING FACTORS OF CAPACITY AND EFFECTS OF GEOPOLITICAL RISKS ON THE SHIPBUILDING MARKET. 11/24, 9:30am-5:30pm (CET), 3:30-11:30am (EST), HYBRID. Sponsor: OECD. Speakers: Ines Nastali, Senior Supply Chain Analyst, S&P Global Intelligence & Analytics; Jayendu Krishna, Director and Head of Maritime Advisors, Drewry; Tim Walters, First Marine International; Jacob Gunter, Head of Program, Economy and Industry, Merics; Capt. Rahul Khanna, Global Head Marine Risk Consulting, Allianz; Brooke Weddle, Senior Partner, McKinsey; Ryan Brukardt, Senior Partner, McKinsey; and more.

TESTING THE WATERS: UNREGULATED MINING IN THE MEKONG REGION. 11/24, 9:00-10:30am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Stimson Center. Speakers: Regan Kwan, Research Analyst, Southeast Asia Program and the Energy, Water, and Sustainability Program, Stimson Center; Pai Deetes, Regional Campaigns Director, Southeast Asia Program, International Rivers; Saeng Lee, Vice President, Romphothi Foundation, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Wan Wiriya, Assistant Head, Environmental Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University; Moderator: Brian Eyler, Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia Program, Stimson Center.

SUSTAINABLE TRADE INDEX 2025. 11/24, 10:00am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA), in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation. Speaker: Dr. Christos Cabolis, Chief Economist, IMD World Competitiveness Center.

THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE LIVE PODCAST: WHAT DOES CHINA WANT? 11/24, 11:00-11:40am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Victor Cha, President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair; Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies; Zenobia Chan, Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University.

BOOK TALK: MIDDLE EAST CRISES. 11/24, 11:00-11:45am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: CSIS. Speaker: Author James F. Jeffrey, Former U.S. Special Representative for Syria Engagement; John J. Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS, and Langone Chair in American Leadership; Seth G. Jones, President, Defense and Security Department, CSIS; Eliot A. Cohen, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS; Mona Yacoubian, Director and Senior Adviser, Middle East Program, CSIS. PURCHASE BOOK

PROMISES, POWER, AND PROTECTION: THE WEST'S DEBATE OVER SECURITY GUARANTEES FOR UKRAINE. 11/24, 11:00am-Noon (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: American German Institute (AGI). Speaker: Iulian Romanyshyn, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow; Moderator: Jeff Rathke, President and Director of the Foreign & Security Policy Program, AGI.

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF IRAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS. 11/24, Noon-2:00pm (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Center for International Studies, MIT. Speaker: Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College.