Global and Foreign Policy | UMD School of Public Policy

/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/global-and-foreign-policy

Apr

Tue

Tuesday

Development and Diplomacy in Transition: What It Means for Future Professionals

2202 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Join SPP for a candid conversation with a panel of development and diplomacy professionals who have been on the frontlines of dramatic changes internationally and within the US State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Cunningham Headlines Kelleher Forum on China’s Information-Age Military Strategy

April 13, 2026

Apr

Tue

Tuesday

Policymaking in Action: A Panel of Experts from the Government Accountability Office

0102 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Often called the “congressional watchdog,” the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) team strives to provide independent, non-partisan contributions to the oversight and decision-making process undertaken by Congress that influences federal spending of tax payers’ dollars.

Apr

Wed

Wednesday

Brody Forum - Energy, Security and Strategy: A Discussion with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan

3301 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Join us for a Norman and Florence Brody Family Foundation Public Policy Forum with Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim.The University of Maryland School of Public Policy welcomes Ambassador Ibrahim for a moderated discussion with Dean Gustavo Flores-Macías expl

Apr

Tue

Tuesday

IPC International Coffee Hour

2202 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Join the International Policy Council (IPC) for a coffee hour and conversation focused on current international affairs.

Apr

Tue

Tuesday

Breaking Into the Foreign Policy Space

3301 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Join the International Policy Council (IPC) and Career Services for Breaking into the Foreign Policy Space. This event will feature SPP alumni in foreign policy who will share advice on entering the field and answer questions from current students. Come prepared with questions!

Establishing the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force – Polar Regions

School Authors: Michael Margolius

March 26, 2026

Apr

Tue

Tuesday

America’s Role in the World — And How You Can Shape It: The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy, Strategy and Careers in a Time of Change

3301 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Join us for an interactive discussion with leading scholar-practitioners on how the U.S. foreign policy landscape is evolving, where the opportunities and challenges lie and what it takes to launch a public-facing career in international affairs.

Mar

Tue

Tuesday

The State of Play in International Policy: The US and the World in the Second Trump Administration

3301 Thurgood Marshall Hall

Last year, SPP experts gathered to assess the state of international policy and the US role in the world following the start of the second Trump administration.

Complexity Solutions Lab

The Complexity Solutions Lab advances research and practical policy responses to challenges that defy simple, linear solutions.

Learn More about Complexity Solutions Lab