Geopolitics & Military Events Calendar 2026–2027

This calendar tracks the scheduled events most likely to move geopolitics and warfare from October 2026 through March 2027: leaders’ summits, state visits and bilateral meetings between countries, UN and alliance meetings, Security Council presidencies, major national elections, large military exercises, defense shows, treaty and sanctions deadlines, and key conflict anniversaries. It currently lists 84 upcoming entries, and every one links to an official source or a major news outlet. Use the search and filter bar below to narrow the tables by keyword, country or region, event type or month.

Last updated: September 30, 2026. Dates can change. Summits get moved, elections get postponed, and militaries often confirm exercise dates only days in advance. Entries marked (expected) are reported or planned but not yet officially fixed, and “TBC” means only the month is known.

How to use this calendar: filter by country, type or month (or type a keyword such as “Canada” or “Iran”), scan the Type column for summits, bilateral meetings, elections, exercises or deadlines, and click the source to confirm the latest details. Jump to: October 2026 · November 2026 · December 2026 · January 2027 · February 2027 · March 2027.

Under way now

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
Sep 26 – Oct 12	Tarang Shakti-26 multinational air exercise hosted by the Indian Air Force, with US, French, German, Australian and UAE jets	Jodhpur, India	Military exercise	The Indian Express
Sep 27 – Oct 3	CSTO Interaction-2026 command-staff exercise, with Poisk-2026 and Echelon-2026 drills	Chebarkul range, Russia	Military exercise	TASS
Sep 29–30	Macron state visit to Spain: talks with King Felipe VI and PM Sánchez	Madrid, Spain	Bilateral / state visit	EL PAÍS English
Sep 29 – Oct 5	India’s Commerce Minister Goyal in the US (Sep 29–Oct 5): G20 trade ministers in Milwaukee (Sep 30–Oct 1) and talks with USTR Greer on the trade deal	Milwaukee / Chicago, USA	Ministerial	The New Indian Express (PTI)

October 2026

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
October 2026	Greece holds the UN Security Council presidency	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN Security Council
Oct 1	NATO’s Rutte meets Chancellor Merz and Dutch PM Jetten in Münster	Münster, Germany	Bilateral meeting	NATO
October (TBC) (expected)	Keen Sword US–Japan joint field training exercise; Japan expected to bring Type-25 long-range anti-ship missiles (start date not yet announced)	Japan (incl. Kumamoto)	Military exercise	Kyodo News
October (TBC) (expected)	UK PM Burnham’s first visit to Berlin for talks with Chancellor Merz (reported for early October; not officially announced)	Berlin, Germany	Bilateral meeting	POLITICO Europe
October (TBC) (expected)	US-organised US–Russia–Ukraine technical talks on a limited (energy) ceasefire; Abu Dhabi most likely venue, Russia has not confirmed	Abu Dhabi, UAE (venue not confirmed)	Bilateral meeting	Ukrmedia (citing The Atlantic)
October (TBC) (expected)	German Chancellor Merz’s first visit to Japan as chancellor; talks with PM Takaichi on defence, drones and supply chains (reported for late October; not officially confirmed)	Tokyo, Japan	Bilateral meeting	Kyodo News
Oct–Nov (TBC) (expected)	Coalition of the Willing’s first joint exercise, ~1,500 British and French troops rehearsing a post-ceasefire Ukraine deployment	Poland	Military exercise	Defense News
Oct 3	Latvia parliamentary (15th Saeima) election	Latvia	Election	LSM (Latvian Public Broadcasting)
Oct 4	Bosnia and Herzegovina general elections	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Election	N1 / FENA (CEC BiH decision)
Oct 4	Brazil general election, first round (Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro leads the presidential race)	Brazil	Election	Agência Brasil
Oct 6–7	King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on a state visit to Finland; talks with President Stubb	Helsinki / Rovaniemi, Finland	Bilateral / state visit	Office of the President of Finland
Oct 7	Third anniversary of the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel	Israel / Gaza	Anniversary	UN News (7 Oct 2023)
Oct 7–8 (expected)	Rubio in Athens for the 6th Greece–US Strategic Dialogue (talks Oct 7; meets PM Mitsotakis Oct 8); programme still being finalised	Athens, Greece	Bilateral meeting	To Vima
Oct 8–9	EU–China trade talks: 2nd session of the Trade and Investment Council (Commissioner Šefčovič–Minister Wang Wentao)	Beijing, China	Ministerial	South China Morning Post
Oct 9	2026 Nobel Peace Prize announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee	Oslo, Norway	Diplomacy	Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 11–14	King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium on a state visit to Kazakhstan	Astana / Almaty, Kazakhstan	Bilateral / state visit	Trend News Agency (Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs)
Oct 12	Foreign Affairs Council (EU foreign ministers)	Luxembourg	Ministerial	Council of the EU
Oct 12–14	AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition (US Army’s largest land-power show)	Washington, D.C., USA	Defense show	AUSA
Oct 12–18	IMF / World Bank Annual Meetings; G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet on Oct 15	Bangkok, Thailand	Economic diplomacy	IMF
Oct 15–16	European Council summit of EU leaders	Brussels, Belgium	Summit	Council of the EU (Irish Presidency)
Oct 19 (expected)	US Secretary of State Rubio expected in India (Mumbai) for talks on trade, defence and critical minerals	Mumbai, India	Bilateral meeting	WION
Oct 19–21	Singapore’s President Tharman on a state visit to Sweden	Sweden	Bilateral / state visit	Swedish Royal Court (Kungahuset)
Oct 20 (expected)	US-sponsored Lebanon–Israel military-track talks expected to resume (Lebanese media sources)	Tampa, Florida, USA	Bilateral meeting	MTV Lebanon
Oct 25	Brazil presidential runoff (if no candidate wins a first-round majority)	Brazil	Election	AS/COA
Oct 27	Israel general election for the 26th Knesset	Israel	Election	Israel Ministry of Interior
Oct 27 – Nov 4	King Charles III autumn tour: Bahamas, state visit to Guyana, then CHOGM in Antigua and Barbuda	Bahamas / Guyana / Antigua	Bilateral / state visit	The Royal Family (royal.uk)
Oct 28–29	Third Russia–Africa Summit, Moscow	Moscow, Russia	Summit	TASS
Oct 29–30	Canada–EU summit: Carney hosts von der Leyen and Costa on the ‘strategic partnership of the future’	Montreal, Canada	Summit	Prime Minister of Canada
Oct 30–31	G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the US presidency	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Ministerial	G20 USA 2026
Oct 30 – Nov 1	IISS Manama Dialogue (22nd) regional security summit	Manama, Bahrain	Security forum	Daily Tribune (Bahrain)

November 2026

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
November 2026	Latvia holds the UN Security Council presidency	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN Security Council
Nov 1–4	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2026)	St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda	Summit	Commonwealth Secretariat
November (TBC) (expected)	UK–EU summit, postponed from July (FT: Nov 20 pencilled in; date not confirmed)	Brussels, Belgium (TBC)	Summit	France 24 (AFP)
Nov 3	US midterm elections (House, one-third of Senate, governors)	United States	Election	FEC
Nov 3–6	Euronaval 2026 naval defence exhibition	Paris Nord Villepinte, France	Defense show	Euronaval
Nov 7	New Zealand general election	New Zealand	Election	RNZ
Nov 9–20	COP31 UN Climate Change Conference	Antalya, Türkiye	UN	UNFCCC
Nov 12	9th European Political Community Summit	Dublin, Ireland	Summit	Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Nov 13	Informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government (Irish Presidency)	Dublin, Ireland	Summit	Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Nov 16–18 (expected)	Possible Trump state visit to the Philippines for the ASEAN and East Asia summits (Marcos invitation; Manila has not confirmed)	Manila, Philippines	Bilateral / state visit	Inquirer.net
Nov 16–18	49th ASEAN Summit, East Asia Summit and related meetings	Metro Manila, Philippines	Summit	Philippine News Agency
Nov 16–20	IAEA Board of Governors meeting (first regular Board since September’s Iran safeguards referral to the UNSC)	Vienna, Austria	UN	IAEA
Nov 18–19	33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting	Shenzhen, China	Summit	Xinhua via gov.cn
Nov 18–19 (expected)	Trump–Xi meeting in China on the APEC sidelines (Trump says he accepted Xi’s invitation)	Shenzhen, China	Bilateral / state visit	Reuters
Nov 20–22	Halifax International Security Forum	Halifax, Canada	Security forum	Halifax International Security Forum
Nov 23–27	OPCW Conference of the States Parties (CSP-31), Chemical Weapons Convention	The Hague, Netherlands	Treaty / arms control	OPCW
Nov 26–27 (expected)	Special European Council on the Multiannual Financial Framework (date still marked tbc on the Leaders’ Agenda)	Brussels, Belgium	Summit	Council of the EU (Leaders’ Agenda 2026)
Nov 28	Taiwan nine-in-one local elections (11,051 posts)	Taiwan	Election	Focus Taiwan (CNA)

December 2026

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
December 2026	Liberia holds the UN Security Council presidency	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN Security Council
December (TBC) (expected)	PM Modi expected to visit Canada in December to sign the India–Canada CEPA (Carney has confirmed the visit)	Canada	Bilateral / state visit	Hindustan Times
Dec 3–4	OSCE Ministerial Council under the Swiss chairpersonship	Lugano, Switzerland	Ministerial	Swiss Federal Council
Dec 5	The Gambia presidential election	The Gambia	Election	Foroyaa (IEC calendar)
Dec 7–13	Airshow China (16th Zhuhai Airshow), moved from November; new PLA equipment expected on display	Zhuhai, China	Defense show	China Military Online
Dec 8	Second anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria	Syria	Anniversary	UN Secretary-General (8 Dec 2024)
Dec 10	Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony (Nobel Day)	Oslo, Norway	Diplomacy	NobelPrize.org
Dec 13	Haiti presidential and legislative elections, first round (first national vote in a decade)	Haiti	Election	The Haitian Times
Dec 14–15	G20 Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Trump	Trump National Doral, Miami, USA	Summit	G20 USA 2026
Dec 14–15 (expected)	Trump–Xi meeting expected at the G20 in Miami (Trump says he will meet Xi twice more this year: APEC and G20)	Trump National Doral, Miami, USA	Bilateral meeting	Political.org
Dec 17–18	European Council summit of EU leaders	Brussels, Belgium	Summit	Council of the EU (Irish Presidency)
Dec 22	South Sudan general elections (first since independence)	South Sudan	Election	Anadolu Agency
Dec 31	UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon expires for the final time (Resolution 2790); one-year withdrawal follows	Southern Lebanon	Deadline	UN Press

January 2027

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
Jan 1	EU ban on Russian LNG imports takes full effect (pipeline gas ban follows in autumn 2027)	European Union	Deadline	Council of the EU
Jan 1	Lithuania takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU	Vilnius / Brussels	EU	Lithuanian MFA
Jan 1	New (tenth) UN Secretary-General takes office as António Guterres’s term ends	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN News
Jan 1	Portugal opens 2027 as UN Security Council president as new elected members take their seats	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN Security Council
January (TBC) (expected)	Morocco’s King Mohammed VI state visit to France (Elysée proposed the third week of January; dates not yet approved)	France	Bilateral / state visit	Hespress
Jan 10	Extended US–China ‘Busan’ trade truce expires unless renewed again	USA / China	Deadline	Anadolu Agency
Jan 16	Nigeria presidential and National Assembly elections	Nigeria	Election	INEC Nigeria
Jan 18–22	World Economic Forum Annual Meeting	Davos, Switzerland	Economic diplomacy	Davos Klosters (official venue)
Jan 25–29	IDEX and NAVDEX 2027 defence exhibitions	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Defense show	IDEX (ADNEC Group)

February 2027

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
February 2027	Russia holds the UN Security Council presidency	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN Security Council
Feb 6	Nigeria governorship and state assembly elections	Nigeria	Election	INEC Nigeria
Feb 8–12	Aero India 2027 (16th edition) air show and defence expo	Bengaluru, India	Defense show	PIB (India MoD)
Feb 12–14	Munich Security Conference (63rd)	Munich, Germany	Security forum	Munich Security Conference
Feb 21	Haiti presidential/legislative runoff and local elections (scheduled)	Haiti	Election	The Haitian Times
Feb 23–28	Avalon Australian International Airshow	Avalon (Geelong), Australia	Defense show	Australian Defence Magazine
Feb 24	Fifth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine	Ukraine	Anniversary	UN News (24 Feb 2022)

March 2027

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
March 2027	Trinidad and Tobago holds the UN Security Council presidency	UN HQ, New York	UN	UN Security Council
Mar 5 (expected)	China’s National People’s Congress annual session opens (defence budget and growth target usually unveiled)	Beijing, China	National politics	NPC of China (explainer on the March 5 convention)
Mar 7	Estonia parliamentary (Riigikogu) election; e-voting March 1–6	Estonia	Election	Estonian Electoral Office

Recently

Recent events that shape what comes next:

Date	Event	Location	Type	Source
Sep 1	SCO Heads of State Council summit (26th); Pakistan takes over the rotating SCO chair	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Summit	SCO Secretariat
Sep 5	Putin receives US envoys Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin; 72-hour Kyiv–Moscow strike pause agreed	Moscow, Russia	Bilateral meeting	Kremlin.ru
Sep 12	Xi–Modi meeting on the BRICS sidelines: both call for a mutually acceptable boundary settlement	New Delhi, India	Bilateral meeting	Chinese Foreign Ministry
Sep 12–13	18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit under India’s chairship	New Delhi, India	Summit	PIB (Govt of India)
Sep 18	Tusk–Zelenskyy meeting at the first Carpathian Integration Initiative summit; Poland joins the Anti-Ballistic Coalition	Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine	Bilateral meeting	Polish PM’s Office (gov.pl)
Sep 21	US–Japan–ROK foreign ministers’ trilateral (Rubio, Motegi, Cho Hyun) on the UNGA sidelines	New York, USA	Ministerial	US State Department
Sep 22	Trump–Takaichi summit on the UNGA sidelines (about 35 minutes)	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
Sep 22	Trump–Zelenskyy meeting (about 40 minutes): energy ceasefire with Russia and Patriot missiles discussed	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	Al Jazeera
Sep 22	Trump–Burnham bilateral meeting (UK prime minister) on the UNGA sidelines	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	Trump Archive (daily schedule log)
Sep 22	Trump–Lee Jae-myung summit on the UNGA sidelines (about 30 minutes)	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	The Asia Business Daily
Sep 22	Trump meets Gulf and regional leaders and ministers (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Türkiye, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt): US–Iran talks ‘have momentum’	New York, USA	Summit	Al-Monitor
Sep 22	US–Denmark–Greenland Arctic security agreement signed by Trump	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	The White House
Sep 22	Trump meets Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez in New York, sealing a thaw	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	EL PAÍS English
Sep 22	US–Iran senior-level talks (about three hours; Witkoff and Kushner) on the UNGA sidelines	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	Al-Monitor
Sep 23	Rubio–Lavrov talks; Rubio says the US has invited Putin to the G20 in Miami	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	TASS
Sep 23–25	Xi Jinping state visit to the United States; talks with Trump	Washington, D.C., USA	Bilateral / state visit	Xinhua via gov.cn
Sep 28	Foreign Affairs Council (Defence): Ukraine support, hybrid threats and European defence projects	Brussels, Belgium	Ministerial	Council of the EU
Sep 28	Qatari mediators meet Iranian FM Araghchi on a Strait of Hormuz proposal (indirect US–Iran track)	New York, USA	Bilateral meeting	Al Jazeera
Sep 29	Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev meets US Treasury and Energy officials in Washington (after talks with Kushner and Witkoff in New York)	Washington, D.C., USA	Bilateral meeting	TASS

Watch list: expected but not yet dated

These are likely in this window, but no official date has been published yet. They will be added once they are confirmed.

• NATO defence and foreign ministers’ meetings for late 2026 / early 2027 (no dates published after the May/June 2026 ministerials)
• NATO’s annual Steadfast Noon nuclear-deterrence exercise (usually October; 2026 dates and host not announced)
• Russia’s autumn strategic nuclear forces exercise (held in October in recent years; not announced for 2026)
• Keen Sword US–Japan field training: still October 2026 expected; exact start/end not yet released by MoD/INDOPACOM
• Coalition of the Willing first joint exercise in Poland (Oct–Nov window still expected; no day-level dates)
• US–ROK Freedom Shield, Thailand’s Cobra Gold and Cope North in Guam (early-2027 dates not yet set)
• African Union Assembly summit in Addis Ababa (usually February; 2027 dates not yet published)
• IAEA Board of Governors March 2027 session (dates not yet listed)
• Special European Council 26–27 Nov 2026: confirm when the Leaders’ Agenda drops the tbc mark
• Possible Putin–Trump meeting at the G20 in Miami (US invited Putin; Kremlin has not decided), and a possible Putin–Trump–Xi meeting at APEC (Kremlin aide Ushakov: ‘may hold’)
• US–Russia–Ukraine technical talks (Abu Dhabi most likely; October window) and an Erdogan-hosted summit idea (no date)
• US–Iran: next Qatar-mediated round (no date; Trump reportedly expects a deal only after the Nov 3 midterms)
• AUSMIN 2026 (Australia–US 2+2): ‘in the next few months’, no date published
• India–Japan 2+2 in Tokyo ‘by end of 2026’ (no date); India–Russia annual summit in Russia (no date)
• Quad leaders’ meeting possibly on the G20 sidelines; Japan seeks a Takaichi–Xi meeting at APEC (Beijing has not agreed)

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Sources

Each entry links to its source in the table: official government, UN, alliance or event-organizer pages where available (UN Security Council, UNFCCC, IAEA, OPCW, the Council of the EU, the G20 and APEC hosts, and national election commissions), otherwise major outlets such as Reuters, Kyodo, Defense News and national public broadcasters. Peter’s World checks the calendar weekly. Spot a change? Tell us via the contact page.