MCC at 20: Applying the Model to Emerging Challenges Globally

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

The creation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in 2004 changed the conversation on how best to deliver smart US foreign assistance around the world. In the 20 years since its creation, MCC has demonstrated that focused investments promoting economic growth, democracy, infrastructure, reducing poverty, and strengthening institutions can have far reaching positive effects. In the face of current challenges around the world, how can the MCC model continue to help democracies across the globe deliver for their people?

At this event, MCC CEO Alice Albright and Wilson Center CEO Ambassador Mark A. Green will discuss what comes next for MCC and how the model can be used to face today’s challenges in the foreign affairs arena. Please join us for this timely and critical discussion.

Still To Come This Week

Water @ Wilson | 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)

Join us for a panel discussion with experts to explore the disruptive potential of the coming El Niño and what countries and communities can do to prepare and reduce the potential impacts of this weather phenomenon.

Film Screening: Tinderbox, Belt and Road—China in the Balkans

Monday, June 12 // 1–2:45 pm (ET)

Over the past decade, Chinese investment has poured into the Balkans, offering the countries access to desperately needed development financing. But at what cost? This Bertelsmann Foundation film goes to the frontlines of China’s economic advancements in Europe. Join filmmaker Samuel George(Bertelsmann Foundation) for a viewing of the film and a discussion with Belt and Road policy, research and environmental advocacy experts.

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

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

Join the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, Polar Institute, and Environmental Change and Security Program to discuss the international debate over marine protection in Antarctica and the importance of the Southern Ocean to biodiversity, multilateral environmental cooperation and scientific research.