Asia Policy Events, Monday September 14, 2026

US Congress returns. House only in session this week and will be in recess until after the mid-terms. US Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Committee meets on Tuesday and Wednesday.

9/13-14 - European Arctic Summit hosted by the Finnish Foreign Ministry, Rovaniemi, Finland.
9/14 - First ever parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.
9/14 - 2026 Women In Defense National Conference: AI Driven. Human Powered. Where Innovation Meets the Mission and the People Who Drive It, Arlington, VA.
9/14-15 - USA India Business Summit (UIBS).
9/14-15 - International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) Pacific Deterrence and Readiness Conference, Honolulu, HI.
9/14-18 - 70th IAEA General Conference, Vienna.

PACIFIC DETERRENCE AND READINESS CONFERENCE 2026. 9/14-15, IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: International Stability Operations Association (ISOA). Speakers: COL Matthew Amsdell, Commander, 402d Army Field Support Brigade; Peter Belk, Former (Acting) Assistant Secretary of War and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War, U.S. Department of War; Joseph Brooks, SES, Executive Director, Regional Sustainment Framework, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Product Support (ODASW(PS)); LTG Mike Howard, USA (Ret), Chief Executive Officer, International Stability Operations Association; and more. FEE

RETHINKING MAO AND THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION: INSIGHTS FROM A NEW CHRONOLOGY OF JIANG QING. 9/14, Noon-1:30pm (EDT), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Speaker: Bao Pu, Founder, New Century Press, Hong Kong; Moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.

MAKING ORDERS IN CONTESTATION: CIVIL WAR AND ONLINE SCAMS IN MYANMAR'S BORDERLANDS. 9/14, Noon-1:15pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN). Speaker: Kota Watanabe, Visiting Scholar, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN A FRAGMENTED WORLD. 9/14, 4:00-5:30pm (EDT), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsors: Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University. Speakers: Akihiko Tanaka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency; Christina Fink, Professor of International Development, George Washington University; Moderator: Mike Mochizuki, Non-Resident Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University.