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July 14, 2023[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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NATO Vilnius Summit 2023 [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]The historic NATO Summit in Vilnius, the summit for implementation, produced a lengthy 90-point joint communiqué. With a trove of new announcements, Jason C. Moyer and Henri Winberg examine the key outcomes.
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Reshaping the US-Japan Economic Security Partnership in the Indo-Pacific Turkey Clears Roadblocks for Sweden to Join NATO
“True friendship is based on shared values and trust. The United States and Japan are not only aligned in their views concerning the need to focus on economic security, but they are also prepared to work closely together to meet shared objectives” - Ambassador Mark A. Green in the foreword to the Asia Program’s latest publication. “It’s important to remember that NATO is a defensive organization, it is not offensive in nature. It’s designed to defend against exactly the kind of thing that Putin’s Russia has perpetrated against Ukraine.” -Philip Reeker, Chair of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] PublicationFirst National Forum on Femicide: Visions and Solutions | 2023 Report
The incidence of femicide—the murder of a woman based on her gender—in Mexico has risen 135% in recent years. To contribute to the elimination of femicide, the Mexico Institute organized a forum with key stakeholders across government and civil society. Lila Abed shares key findings and action items in this new report.
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LGBTQ+ Rights in the Americas: Progress and Remaining Challenges Iraq: The Demise of Federalism
“In many ways, this region has been a leader in LGBTQ+ rights. You’ve seen constitutions address not only broad issues of discrimination, but particularly discrimination against individuals in the LGBTQ community. You’ve seen progress on marriage equality—it started in 2010 in Argentina, but recently, even Chile, which is known as a relatively socially conservative country, saw its legislature approve same sex marriage.” -Benjamin Gedan, Director, Latin America Program Federalism in Iraq is being dismantled. Kurdistan exercised some autonomy, but after its failed independence bid, Baghdad began clawing back its privileges. Centralization may be the norm for Middle East states but causes friction with the plural societies they rule. Find out more from Marina Ottaway.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]US-Japan Partnership: Testing the Bond of Shared Economic Security Interests
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Shihoko Goto and Lucas Myers discuss the Asia Program’s new report, “Reshaping US-Japan Economic Security Partnership in the Indo-Pacific,” which examines the convergence of economic and national security interests between the two nations and offers insights on how to enhance further cooperation.
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A Conversation on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo [[link removed]]Tuesday, July 25 // 12:30–2:00 pm (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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At Three Years, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement has Proven its Worth (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“Since the agreement’s entry into force, disputes have arisen over the automotive rules of origin, Mexico’s energy policies, Mexico’s ban on GMO corn and Canada’s implementation of dairy market access commitments. Though USMCA’s dispute settlement mechanisms are more limited than those found in NAFTA, their application and stakeholder perceptions of their efficacy remain a critically important metric of success.” -Andrew Rudman and Christopher Sands
Why Did Foxconn Pull Out of Its India Deal? (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“To observers, the short-lived venture looked like an opportunity for Apple to pivot more of its production toward India and away from China. Foxconn’s reversal is not only politically inconvenient for Modi, but also a setback for New Delhi’s strategic goals.” -Michael Kugelman
NATO Allies Would be at War with Russia if Ukraine Joined (NewsNation Now) [[link removed]]
“NATO is a complicated organization. It’s more than just a military alliance. It requires, as we’ve seen in various stages of NATO enlargement, that the member states, the candidate countries, can express the desire to join, the door is open, but they need to meet certain requirements.” -Philip Reeker


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