The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, March 24:
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and his Armenian counterpart, Eduard Nalbandian, are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
Georgia/NATO: Tbilisi hosts a NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting (to March 26).
The Netherlands: The Hague hosts the Nuclear Security Summit (to March 25).
The Netherlands: Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States - hold crisis talks on Ukraine on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
Russia/Georgia: Geneva hosts another round of security talks between Russia and Georgia (to March 25).
UK/Ukraine: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Ukraine: Internal and External Challenges."
U.S./China: U.S President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in The Hague.
World: World Tuberculosis Day.
TUESDAY, March 25:
EU/Caspian Region: European Policy Center in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "Defining the Caspian: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges."
Belarus: Belarusian opposition leaders and activists are expected to hold public actions to mark Freedom Day, which is not an official holiday in Belarus.
Kazakhstan: UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Heiner Bielefeldt visits Astana, Almaty, and Karaganda (to April 5).
UN: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members.
UN: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade.
U.S./Azerbaijan: The Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Are U.S. strategic interests in Azerbaijan at risk?"
U.S./Belarus: Freedom House hosts a policy briefing titled "Belarus: Catalyzing Positive Change in the Geographic Center of Europe."
World: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings start in Yokohama (to March 29).
WEDNESDAY, March 26:
U.S./NATO: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels.
U.S/EU: U.S. President Barack Obama attends a EU-U.S. Summit in Brussels.
U.S./Iran: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Iran, the Next Five Years: Change or More of the Same?"
THURSDAY, March 27:
EU: The EU Commission presents the 2014 EU Neighborhood Package, including views on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
EU/Balkans: European Policy Center in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue: A Reality Check."
Tajikistan: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) holds a symposium of women entrepreneurs of Central Asia and Afghanistan in Dushanbe.
Ukraine: The UN General Assembly is set to discuss the situation in Ukraine during a plenary session in New York.
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "International Partnerships in Russia's Oil and Gas Industry."
U.S./Russia: The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) holds a briefing on U.S.-Russia relations.
U.S./Ukraine: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Crisis in Ukraine: Political, Social, and Economic Dimensions."
World: Amnesty International publishes its report on global death penalty statistics.
FRIDAY, March 28:
U.S./Iraq: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "A History of the Iraqi Crisis: France, U.S. and Iraq, 1991-2003."
SATURDAY, March 29:
World: Earth Hour.
SUNDAY, March 30:
Europe: Daylight Saving Time starts.
Turkey: Local elections.
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, March 24:
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and his Armenian counterpart, Eduard Nalbandian, are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
Georgia/NATO: Tbilisi hosts a NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting (to March 26).
The Netherlands: The Hague hosts the Nuclear Security Summit (to March 25).
The Netherlands: Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States - hold crisis talks on Ukraine on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
Russia/Georgia: Geneva hosts another round of security talks between Russia and Georgia (to March 25).
UK/Ukraine: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Ukraine: Internal and External Challenges."
U.S./China: U.S President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in The Hague.
World: World Tuberculosis Day.
TUESDAY, March 25:
EU/Caspian Region: European Policy Center in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "Defining the Caspian: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges."
Belarus: Belarusian opposition leaders and activists are expected to hold public actions to mark Freedom Day, which is not an official holiday in Belarus.
Kazakhstan: UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Heiner Bielefeldt visits Astana, Almaty, and Karaganda (to April 5).
UN: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members.
UN: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade.
U.S./Azerbaijan: The Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Are U.S. strategic interests in Azerbaijan at risk?"
U.S./Belarus: Freedom House hosts a policy briefing titled "Belarus: Catalyzing Positive Change in the Geographic Center of Europe."
World: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings start in Yokohama (to March 29).
WEDNESDAY, March 26:
U.S./NATO: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels.
U.S/EU: U.S. President Barack Obama attends a EU-U.S. Summit in Brussels.
U.S./Iran: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Iran, the Next Five Years: Change or More of the Same?"
THURSDAY, March 27:
EU: The EU Commission presents the 2014 EU Neighborhood Package, including views on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
EU/Balkans: European Policy Center in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue: A Reality Check."
Tajikistan: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) holds a symposium of women entrepreneurs of Central Asia and Afghanistan in Dushanbe.
Ukraine: The UN General Assembly is set to discuss the situation in Ukraine during a plenary session in New York.
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "International Partnerships in Russia's Oil and Gas Industry."
U.S./Russia: The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) holds a briefing on U.S.-Russia relations.
U.S./Ukraine: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Crisis in Ukraine: Political, Social, and Economic Dimensions."
World: Amnesty International publishes its report on global death penalty statistics.
FRIDAY, March 28:
U.S./Iraq: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "A History of the Iraqi Crisis: France, U.S. and Iraq, 1991-2003."
SATURDAY, March 29:
World: Earth Hour.
SUNDAY, March 30:
Europe: Daylight Saving Time starts.
Turkey: Local elections.