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August 18, 2023

Wilson Weekly

Assessing Taliban-Led Afghanistan, Two Years On

“The systematic application of suppression through state agencies like the General Directorate of Intelligence and the Vice and Virtue Institution, is an addition to their ability to enforce their way of life on the population. They enforce a lot, extracting revenues from the population,” said Nader Nadery during a special anniversary event with Suraya Dalil and Mirwais Balkhi, moderated by Michael Kugelman.

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Blog | Africa Up Close

A Venture in Peace: The Intersection of Entrepreneurship and Peacebuilding in West Africa

“Both in and out of conflict zones, entrepreneurship rates in West Africa are booming. According to an African Development Bank Group report, 22% of Africa’s working-age population is starting a business, with rates as high as 40% in Nigeria.” -Read more from Juliet Lancey.

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Event | Video

A Conversation with Mexico's Former Secretary of Economy and Current Federal Deputy Ildefonso Guajardo

“At the end of the day, the educational reform was set back, the financial reform was set back. They tried to really set back the energy reform. The only instrument that was adopted by the new administration was this commitment with the US, and unfortunately, that wasn’t embraced 100%.” -Hear more from ldefonso Guarjardo, Mexican Secretary of the Economy.

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Analysis

Poised to Meet: What to Expect from the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Summit?

“An announcement of combined US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation on climate and energy security would be a relatively easy next step for the tripartite relationship.” -Kayla Orta

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Article

Russia’s Suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative Exposes Cracks in EU Solidarity

“Agriculture is considered the ‘third rail’ of politics in many European countries, and the unintended consequences of supporting Ukraine have resulted in a bitter debate within the EU.” -Learn more from Masa Ocvirk.

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Wilson Center Experts’ Analysis of Outbound Investment Executive Order

The White House insists that the move is a national security, not economic, action; in reality, economic policy has become increasingly intertwined with national security as Washington contends with China. This trend of competition will lead to further restrictions on access to Chinese markets.” -Xavier Delgado

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Def Con 2023: Hackers Unite to Uncover Artificial Intelligence Vulnerabilities

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Kellee Wicker, Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Wilson Center. Just back from DEF CON 2023 in Las Vegas, the nation’s premier ethical hacking conference, she discusses her participation in the first red-teaming event to hack generative AI language models such as ChatGPT. Find out more about responsible innovation in artificial intelligence.

Upcoming Events

China’s Methane Mitigation in the Era of Climate Boiling: A Green Tea Chat with Dr. Hu Tao

Tuesday, Aug. 29 // 9–9:30 am (ET)

LAUNCH | The Lancet Commission on peaceful societies through health equity and gender equality

Thursday, Sept. 7 // 9–11:00 am (ET)

One Year After Mahsa Amini’s Death: The Impact of Female Protests in Iran

Tuesday, Sept. 12 // 12–1:30 pm (ET)

Wilson In the News

Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated (Fox News)

“The reaction was one of surprise, and sort of a déjà vu. Two weeks ago, approximately, on August 26, the mayor of the city of Manta, a neighboring city in Guayaquil, was also shot and killed when he was visiting a construction [site].” -Beatriz Garcia Nice

Argentina’s Economy Drives Voters to the Right (PRI's "The World")

“We’re having a three-digit inflation. Poverty is rising and currently 39% of the population is below the line of poverty. Javier Milei is telling everyone that we should not use the Peso anymore, because no one trusts the Peso. That’s why we’re having a devaluation of the Peso.” -Facundo Robles

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