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May 12, 2023[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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National Elections in Turkey will Test Commitment to Democracy [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Turkey will elect a new president and parliament on May 14. The Kemalist Party leader, Kilicdaroglu, has emerged as a serious challenger. Though many still see Erdogan as a strong leader, 20 years of controversial economic and political decisions may cost him a new term.” -Ambassador James Jeffrey
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Women, Business, and the Law 2023: Findings and Reform Efforts in the Middle East European Strategic Autonomy after Macron’s Trip to China
“Worldwide nearly 2.4 billion women still do not have the same legal rights as men. Only 14 economies have achieved legal gender parity... Gender equality under the law at home and across the globe is a precondition to women’s full participation in economic, political, social, and cultural life.” -Rachel Vogelstein, Special Assistant to the President, Gender Policy Council; NSC Special Advisor on Gender, The White House “The role of European countries in Great Power Competition is actively being defined before our eyes, as the situation between China and the United States grows tenser. This reiteration of the importance of European strategic autonomy came despite mixed reactions from other European partners.” -Elisabeth Koch of the Global Europe Program.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] PublicationThe Intelligence Community Must Evolve to Meet the Reality of Arctic Change
Three priority threats face the United States and its allies in the Arctic region: accelerating climate change, Russia, and China. In the 13th edition of Polar Perspectives, Marisol Maddox and Lyston Lea analyze these threats and offer six recommendations for the Intelligence community to consider.
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Canada, the United States, and Haiti—Dilemmas of Foreign Policy and Immigration The Future of Ukraine's Political Consensus
“With the situation in Haiti deteriorating and illegal emigration on the rise, US policymakers apparently have seen no alternative to heeding the Henry government’s call for an international stabilization mission, a view also shared by the United Nations. But the United States seems prepared only to provide logistical and financial support, not the needed boots on the ground.” -Richard Sanders, Canada Institute. “The Russian invasion in 2022 made possible the current political consensus in Ukraine and the transformation of Volodymyr Zelensky into a central consolidating figure. The threat to national sovereignty and security motivated Ukrainians to unite around the president and put aside the usual quarrels and discontent. But in 2023, the situation may change.” -Oleh Haiko, Kennan Institute.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Video | Smart TakeMigration Surge Expected as Title 42 Ends
“There are also plans to expand legal pathways into the United States...through creation of regional processing centers in places like Colombia and Guatemala, where applicants can have their cases begun, not at the US border, not after having to pay smugglers and/or risk their lives, but in or near their home countries.” -Mexico Institute Director Andrew Rudman
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Canada-China Relations: Tensions Rise in Wake of Diplomatic Tit-for-Tat Moves
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, host John Milewski is joined by Robert Daly, Director of the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. They discuss deteriorating relations between Canada and China in the wake of Ottawa’s expulsion of a Chinese diplomat, and China's retaliation.
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Syria Returns to the Arab League (ABC-Australia) [[link removed]]
“It marks, if we’re lucky, what the Arab League said is a first step... We didn’t succeed through the Russians to get Assad to make compromises, we’re not sure the Arabs will be any more successful.” -Ambassador James Jeffrey
A Plastic Sheet with a Pouch Could Be a 'Game Changer' for Maternal Mortality (NPR) [[link removed]]
"Adolescent pregnancies carry a much higher risk of postpartum hemorrhage, primarily because teenage girls' uteruses are not fully developed to sustain a pregnancy in a healthy way. Having effective treatments like this can be really, really influential in preventing maternal death in adolescence." -Deekshita Ramanarayanan
How Chile is Shaping the Global Lithium Industry (CNBC) [[link removed]]
“The demand for it is skyrocketing, the price for it is skyrocketing, and the capacity that Chile has to exploit its resources is almost limitless.” -Benjamin Gedan
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