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

Tuesday, Sept. 12 // 12–1:30 pm (ET)

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old student, died on September 16, 2022 after an altercation with Iran’s Morality Police for improper hijab. One year after her tragic death, the Wilson Center's Middle East Program will assess the impact of the protest movement—led largely by teenage girls and young women—that swept Iran and spilled over across the world.

Experts will explore the state of Iranian politics a year later, including the simmering internal flashpoints as well as the government’s response. They will also analyze Iran’s problems with the outside world, including the United States, on the eve of President Raisi’s trip to the US for the UN General Assembly this month.

Still To Come This Week

Homelands: A Personal History of Europe

Monday, Sept. 11 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)

In Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, Timothy Garton Ash offers a unique account of the history of Europe since 1945, and especially over the last 50 years. This is an unusual genre: history illustrated by memoir and reportage. Garton Ash draws on his extensive notes of events witnessed, places visited and historymakers encountered (from Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev to Václav Havel and Vladimir Putin) to make a larger argument about the rise and then faltering of the project of building "Europe whole and free."

Untapped Economic Potential: What Can Latin America and the Caribbean Offer the World?

Tuesday, Sept. 12 // 10–11:00 am (ET)

Latin America and the Caribbean have enormous untapped economic potential. Weak institutions, challenges with the rule of law, and mixed human rights conditions have inhibited investment, but the region has shown resilience in recent years, despite the severe impacts of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. To discuss how Latin America and the Caribbean could strengthen economic ties with the United States and unlock the region’s potential, join us for this important conversation with public and private sector leaders from throughout the Americas.

How Does the Kremlin Man the War in Ukraine?

Tuesday, Sept. 12 // 11:00 am–12:00 pm (ET)

Olesya Tkacheva, George F. Kennan Fellow and Assistant Professor at Brussels School of Governance-VUB, will examine the political and economic factors that influenced the Russian mobilization selection process and discuss what the Kremlin might do differently this year.

Two Years After Moïse Assassination: The Impact of Gang Violence in Haiti

Wednesday, Sept. 13 // 10:30–11:30 am (ET)

Join us for an important discussion on the crisis in Haiti, potential solutions, and the implications for Haiti, its neighbors, and the United States.

Scenarios for Post-Putin Russia

Wednesday, Sept. 13 // 2:30–4:00 pm (ET)

At this Kennan Institute roundtable event, participants will discuss Russian political opposition, economic transition, and human rights issues in the context of different future scenarios, as well as practical steps to facilitate change.

China’s Clean Energy Partnerships in the Global South

Thursday, Sept. 14 // 10:30–11:45 am (ET)

To take the pulse on this move to green the Belt and Road Initiative, this meeting, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, will feature conversations on low- and high-carbon energy projects China has been building in the Global South. Expert panelists will offer insights on energy partnerships and their impact in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, respectively.