Asia Policy Events, Monday July 13, 2026

BETWEEN MYTH AND REALITY: SAMURAI AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 7/13, Noon (JST), 7/12, 11:00pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Asia Society Japan. Speaker: Dr. Rosina Buckland, Asahi Shimbun Curator: Japanese Collections, The British Museum.

CHINA AND THE SECTION 301 INVESTIGATIONS: THE LEGAL, ECONOMIC, AND DIPLOMATIC ISSUES. 7/13, 10:00-11:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics; Wendy Cutler, Senior Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute; Mary Lovely, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Claire Reade, Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics; Wei Liang, Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. 

NATO SUMMIT DEBRIEF: WHAT COMES NEXT AFTER ANKARA? 7/13, 10:45-11:30am (CDT), 11:45am-12:30pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Speakers: General Christopher G. Cavoli, 20th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 19th Commander, United States European Command; Julianne Smith, Former US Permanent Representative to NATO; Leslie Vinjamuri, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

THE FIRST TARGET AUDIENCES: THE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OF THE FOUNDERS. 7/13, Noon-1:00pm, HYBRID. Sponsor: Public Diplomacy Council of America. Speakers: Martha Bayles, Author, Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, and America's Image Abroad (2014); Caitlin Schindler, Author, The Origins of Public Diplomacy in US Statecraft: Uncovering a Forgotten Tradition (2018); Eric Weiner, Author, Ben & Me (2024).

A CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR BERNIE MORENO AND CHAIRMAN JOHN MOOLENAAR ON CONNECTED CARS. 7/13, 4:15-5:00pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Speakers: Chris Miller, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Chairman, Select Committee on China; Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH); Moderator: Chris Miller, Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI.

Monday in Washington, June 5, 2017

FROM SOVIET PROPAGANDA TO THE ‘FIREHOSE OF RUSSIAN FALSEHOOD.’ 6/5, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: University of Southern California. Speakers: Adam Clayton Powell III, Director, Washington Policy Initiatives; Scott M. Rauland, Senior Advisor, U.S. State Department Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH BILL FORD. 6/5, 2:00pm. Sponsor: Atlantic Council. Speaker: Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company; Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President, CEO, Atlantic Council.

THE NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. 6/5, 2:00-3:30pm. Sponsors: Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Center for Climate and Security, Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Speakers: Brigadier General Gerald Galloway, Former United States Army; Hon. Sherri Goodman, Former Deputy Undersecretary, Defense, Senior Fellow, Wilson Center; General Ron Keys, Former United States Air Force; Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, Former United States Navy; Hon. John Conger, Former Principal Deputy Undersecretary, Defense, Senior Advisor, CSIS.

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ALL MEASURES SHORT OF WAR: THE CONTEST FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN POWER. 6/5, 3:30-5:00pm. Sponsor: Project on International Order and Strategy, Brookings. Speakers: Author, Thomas Wright, Director, Center on the United States and Europe; Gérard Araud, Ambassador, France; Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Project on International order and Strategy. Moderator: Susan Glasser, Chief International Affairs Columnist, Politico. PURCHASE BOOK

FOUR FAMINES: UNPRECEDENTED NEED UNDERFUNDED RESPONSE. 6/5, 3:30-5:00pm. Sponsor: Global Food Security Project, CSIS; Speakers: José Graziano da Silva, Director General, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization; David Beasley, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme; Helen Gayle, CEO, McKinsey Social Initiative, Trustee, CSIS. Moderator: Kimberly Flowers, Director, Global Food Security Project. 

Faulty Motors

Toyota Motor and its quality control problems are the focus of Washington this week. The following three congressional hearings will be held.

TOYOTA RECALL/NHTSA RESPONSE

2/23 - 11:00am, 2123 Rayburn House Office Bldg. House Energy and Commerce Committee Full committee hearing on "Response by Toyota and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to Incidents of Sudden Unintended Acceleration." Witnesses: Eddie and Rhonda Smith, Sevierville, TN; Sean Kane, President, Safety Research & Strategies, Inc.; David Gilbert, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Automotive Technology, Southern Illinois University; James E. Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation.

TOYOTA GAS PEDAL RECALL

2/24 - 11:00am, 2154 Rayburn House Office Bldg. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Full committee hearing on "Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public At Risk?" Witnesses: Akio Toyoda, Toyota President and CEO; Ray LaHood, Transportation Secretary; David Strickland, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator; Yoshimi Inaba, Toyota Motor North America CEO; Joan Claybrook, Former National Highway Traffic Administrator; Sean Kane, Safety Research and Strategies, Inc.; Mr. Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety; Mrs. Fe Lastrella, Lost Family Members in a Car Accident Involving a Toyota Vehicle; Mr. Kevin Haggerty, Experienced Sudden Unintended Acceleration in a Toyota Vehicle.

TOYOTA’S RECALLS AND THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE

3/2 - 10:00am, 253 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding a full Committee hearing on Toyota’s recently announced safety recalls. Witnesses: Hon. Raymond LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation; Hon. David Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Shinichi Sasaki, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corporation; Yoshimi Inaba, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Motor North America; Clarence Ditlow, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety.