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June 9, 2023

Wilson Weekly

The Inflation Reduction Act and the Green Deal Industrial Plan: Transatlantic Cooperation

“For those visiting DC, we apologize for the air quality. The intense Canadian forest fire smoke is reaching down into the southern United States... and is just one more manifestation that climate change is disruptive and it’s disrupting our world right now in dramatic ways.” -John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation.

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Event | Video

Ocean Policy to Strengthen the Resilience of Marine Ecosystems

“The oceans supply more than half of the oxygen we breathe and provide food and livelihoods for billions of people worldwide. They are essential to the global economy, and global food security,” said Will Gartshore, Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs, World Wildlife Fund at this lively event. “We need policies that take a whole of ocean approach.”

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Podcast | KennanX

Estonia on the Edge: A Conversation with Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov

“We’ve worked hard to never be alone again, which comes directly from the lessons that we took from the 20th Century,” Jonatan Vseviov, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Estonian Ambassador to the US told host Jill Dougherty. “And secondly, not fighting is not the safer option.” Listen for more of his prescient insights.

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Spring 2023

Indonesia Should Be at the Heart of US Indo-Pacific Policy

American success in the great power competition with China and the future of a free and open Indo-Pacific requires enhanced engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—in particular, its largest member state, Indonesia. Lucas Myers provides historical context and analysis in the current issue of the Wilson Quarterly.

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Podcast | Brazil Institute Podcast

Climate, Sustainability, and Democracy

Raoni Rajão, professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and cabinet member for Brazil’s Minister of Environment discusses the complexities of environmental politics in the country where citizens largely want to address the perils of climate change—until they drill down to the specifics.

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Article | Viewpoints

China has a Growing Presence in Arab Hearts and Minds

“Western governments including the US have accused China of crimes against humanity in its treatment of the Uyghurs, while the governments of MENA (Middle East North Africa) remained silent or dismissed it all together.” Read more from Merissa Khurma.

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Blog Post | Weekly Asado

Four Keys to Understanding What is Happening in Ecuador

“The unexpected presidential and legislative campaigns are putting the maturity of the Ecuadorian political class to the test and challenging the patience of Ecuador’s electorate.” Read more from María Paula Romo.

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Confronting Saddam Hussein: Invasion of Iraq a Tale of "Fear, Power, and Hubris"

“What surprised me in terms of the journalistic literature that existed, was the essential role of President Bush himself.” -Melvyn P. Leffler, on researching his new book, Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq.

Upcoming Events

The Significance of the Coming El Niño: Understanding the Science and Preparing for its Impacts

Monday, June 12 // 10:30 am–12:00 pm (ET)

MCC at 20: Applying the Model to Emerging Challenges Globally

Tuesday, June 13 // 11:00 am–12:00 pm (ET)

Protecting Antarctica: Argentine-Chilean Environmental Diplomacy in the Southern Ocean

Wednesday, June 14 // 10–11:00 am (ET)

Wilson In the News

The US Ups the Ante in Bangladesh (Foreign Policy)

“The Biden administration has made Bangladesh an example of its values-based foreign policy, which emphasizes promoting human rights and democracy overseas. US officials have applied this approach selectively—Washington has said little publicly about democratic backsliding in New Delhi, for example. But in Bangladesh, the policy has been robust and consistent.” -Michael Kugelman

Greenland Unveils Draft Constitution in Push for Complete Independence from Danish Control (PBS News Hour)

“With the advent of new generations of intercontinental missiles and platforms, including hyper sonics, those far northern locations for early warning are even more important.” -Rebecca Pincus

Former US Diplomat on Sino-US Relations (Bloomberg)

"Washington has been very clear that it values talks with China, and it wants to be in regular dialogue, and it thinks that with the relationship as dangerous as it is, that dialogue is essential to stabilizing this relationship.” -Robert Daly

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