Geopolitical Calendar

Date	Event	Location
5 June 2025	Legislative elections	Burundi
During the elections, 100 seats will be directly contested for the National Assembly (legislature) and a further between 18 and 23 co-opted members who are not directly elected.
9-13 June 2025	2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3)	Global
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) will be the first since the 2022 conference in Lisbon (Portugal). It will also be the first conference since the historic Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, also known as the High Seas Treaty.
14 June-13 July 2025	FIFA Club World Cup 2025	Global
The US hosts the 21st FIFA Club World Cup tournament, which will see 32 teams take part for the first time in an expanded format.
15-17 June 2025	G7 Leaders’ Summit	Global
Canada will host the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis (Alberta). This year’s summit will welcome a number of new leaders, not least host Canada’s own.
23-27 June 2025	The Internet Governance Forum	Global
The UN meeting will be held in Lillestrom (Norway) and it will discuss critical issues related to internet policy, including child protection and digital policies.
24-25 June 2025	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit	Global
The Netherlands for the first time will host the NATO Summit. It will take place in The Hague.
6-7 July 2025	BRICS+ Summit	Global
Brazil will host the BRICS Summit in 2025. The summit will welcome its five newest members and nine partner countries for the second time and will likely look into further expanding the bloc.
8-11 July 2025	AI for Good Global Summit	Global
The UN-organised summit will discuss the security impacts of evolving AI systems. Discussions are likely to build on the outcomes delivered at February’s AI Action Summit, such as the planned global platform for AI capacity building.
17-18 July 2025	G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting	Global
The meeting will take place in Zimbali, KwaZulu-Natal. Global trade tensions, economic growth and geopolitical uncertainty will likely top the agenda.
17 Aug 2025	General elections	Bolivia
Voters will elect the President, Vice President, and members of the legislative chambers. The elections are shaped by significant internal divisions within the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, as current President Luis Arce and former president Evo Morales, who has been barred from running, vie for influence.
September 2025	First crewed mission to the Moon since 1972	Global
Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972 and second mission of the Artemis Program, is scheduled to launch no earlier than September 2025.
8 Sep 2025	Parliamentary elections	Norway
Norway’s polls will decide the composition of the 169-seat parliament (Storting).
9-23 Sep 2025	UN General Assembly	Global
The event will bring together global leaders, stakeholders, policymakers and experts to discuss a plethora of critical issues.
16 Sep 2025	General elections	Malawi
Incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party will seek re-election against former president Peter Mutharika of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party. The 193 members of the National Assembly will also be elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.
7 Oct 2025	Anniversary of the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict	Global
The anniversary will likely prompt an uptick in extremist propaganda globally, and increased intent to mount attacks from Islamist extremists, including in the Middle East, North Africa and Western countries.
13-18 Oct 2025	World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meeting	Global
Experts, politicians and financial stakeholders will gather in Washinton DC (US) to discuss critically relevant issues to the global economy.
22-23 Oct 2025	G20 Leaders’ Summit	Global
South Africa will host global leaders of the G20 in Johannesburg.
28-31 Oct 2025	APEC 2025 Summit	Global
South Korea selected “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow: Connect, Innovate, Prosper” as the theme and priorities for APEC 2025. It will discuss ways to strengthen the multilateral trading system with WTO at its core and economic competitiveness of the Asia-Pacific region through innovation and digitalization. It will also cover responding to global challenges such as energy issues, climate change, health, food security, and change in demographics.
31 Oct-2 Nov 2025	2025 IISS Manama Security Dialogue	Global
A unique forum for ministers, policymakers and decision-makers to debate the Middle East’s most pressing foreign-policy, defence and security challenges.
4 Nov 2025	Off-year elections	United States
The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous mayoral races and a variety of other local offices.
10-20 Nov 2025	UN Climate Change Conference (COP30)	Global
Brazil will host the conference in the hope of making significant progress in climate agreements.
16 Nov 2025	Presidential elections	Chile
Chile will vote for a new president and national legislators. The right-wing opposition Chile Vamos coalition's candidate, former Providencia mayor Evelyn Matthei (2016-24), will likely win the presidency; if a run-off is needed, it will be held on 14 December 2025.
18 Nov 2025	Local elections	Denmark
All 2,434 local and 205 regional councillors in Denmark's 98 municipalities and five regions will be up for election.
22-23 Nov 2025	G20 Leaders Summit	Global
The 2025 G20 Leaders' Summit will occur in South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has put forth an agenda under the theme “Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability” that builds on items addressed at recent G20 meetings in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. South Africa’s G20 agenda seeks to address issues that are especially important to emerging economies and will focus on climate change–related disaster resilience, debt relief for developing countries, and the mobilization of finance for a just energy transition. There will also be task forces on inclusive economic growth, food security, and technology governance.
30 Nov 2025	General election	Honduras
The president, members of the National Congress, and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament will be elected.