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July 7, 2023

Wilson Weekly

Finland’s New Government Shifts to the Right—Will This Change Finland’s Role on the International Stage?

“The Orpo Cabinet also wants the EU to return to its core. That would mean no additional budget increases, no EU-level funding instruments (with Ukraine reconstruction listed as the only possible exception), no common debt, and no relaxing of state aid.” Read more from Jason Moyer and Henri Winberg.

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Publication

North America's Globally Competitive Landscape

While North America’s competitiveness has improved over the last three decades, global challenges in the areas of economics, politics, technology and communications, and society in general have impacted producers, consumers, and the public at large in a myriad of ways. Learn more in this new publication from the Canada and Mexico Institutes.

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Blog | New Security Beat

Varicella Vaccination: An Essential Part of Latin America’s Public Health and Economy

“Vaccination clinics either closed or reduced services during the pandemic, millions of children missed out on vaccines against preventable diseases. The result is that chickenpox and measles infections have risen.” Discover how they are addressing this challenge from the New Security Beat.

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Event | Video

Book Launch | Tripolar Instability: Nuclear Competition Among the United States, Russia, and China

With China’s emergence as a peer nuclear power to the United States and Russia, the world is on the cusp of a tripolar nuclear order. Cold War risks are being dangerously recast. Robert Litwak’s Tripolar Instability examines how these risks can be managed amidst the Ukraine war and heightened tensions over Taiwan. Learn more from the launch event’s all-star panel featuring Litwak, David Sanger, and Robin Quinville.

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Video

Strengthening Competitiveness by Investing in Maritime Transportation

“Most people are surprised to know that there are over 300 ports across the nation, either coastal or inland ports, and they are critical to the nation’s economy.” Details about how—and much more—from Emily Feenstra of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Cary Davis of the American Association of Port Authorities, and Mark Kennedy.

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Blog | Focus Ukraine

Putting the Aggressor on Silent Mode

“Organizers moved ahead with this year’s annual Kharkiv Music Fest despite the hardships of a brutal war that has placed Ukraine’s second city on the front lines. This yearly extravaganza has encouraged the city to embrace spring’s rejuvenation by creating bountiful opportunities for new audiences and long-standing fans to appreciate and discover classical music.” Read more from Blair Ruble about the power of music.

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An Indispensable Nation in a Turbulent World: Can the US Still Lead?

“There is no way that the Europeans would’ve stuck their necks out to provide assistance to the Ukrainians for fear that they would be matched up against the Russian bear by themselves without the US having their back... Nobody else can do what the US can do.” -Robert J. Lieber discusses his new book in the latest edition of Wilson Center NOW.

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No Water, No Food: Glacier Loss Threats to US and Chinese Agriculture

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Wilson In the News

William Pomeranz on Russia-Ukraine War and Future of Putin (Washington Journal)

“The most misunderstood thing about the conflict is Russia’s imperial ambition. That Russia has reasserted its imperial goals to the extent that this is a mission by Vladimir Putin to attach territories to the Russian Federation, whether it has been in Crimea or other parts of the former Soviet Union or in Ukraine.” -Will Pomeranz

Pakistan Aims for IMF Deal at Last (Foreign Policy)

In recent weeks, senior IMF leaders have gone public with their concerns about Pakistan—both its economic policy choices and its unstable politics. The IMF’s rejection of the country’s budget earlier this month seemed to be the nail in the coffin.” -Michael Kugelman

Is the Global Nuclear Threat Level Rising (BBC)

“Tripolarity refers to this system level change—a move from a bipolar, US-Soviet and now US-Russian system to a three-way great power relationship between the United States, Russia, and China. This raises a host of questions about the stability of this new system we’re moving into, and there are new developments, that pose challenges of escalatory risks in the event of a crisis.”-Robert Litwak

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