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The UK Labour Party’s Foreign and Defense Priorities: A Conversation With David Lammy and John Healey [[link removed]]
Friday, Sept. 22 // 9–10:00 am (ET)
Following his previous visit to the Wilson Center in October 2022, Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will be joined by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy for an in-person conversation moderated by Robin Quinville, Director of the Global Europe Program. With a UK General Election expected next year, this discussion will provide unique insight into the Labour Party's approach to foreign and defense policymaking, shared global challenges, and emphasize how US-UK cooperation will remain a top priority.
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Cobalt and the EV Supply Chain [[link removed]]Monday, Sept. 18 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
As the global automobile industry moves rapidly towards full electrification, it has become clear that there are serious challenges in the EV supply chain. This will be an in-depth discussion on the current state of cobalt extraction and processing worldwide and the steps needed here in the US to secure the energy transition in the automobile industry.
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Understanding the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis: US-Mexico Solutions [[link removed]]Monday Sept. 18 // 11:00 am–12:30 pm (ET)
This discussion will analyze the drivers behind the opioid epidemic, how to increase US-Mexico cooperation against cross-border organized crime and illicit trafficking, and the preventive measures and treatment options available to face this ongoing challenge.
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Never Again: Germans and Genocide After the Holocaust [[link removed]]Monday, Sept. 18 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
When it comes to German efforts to confront the Nazi past, conventional approaches tend to focus on solemn statements and well-meant monuments. Andrew I. Port looks instead at the very concrete ways in which postwar Germans embraced the lessons of the Third Reich and the Holocaust—above all in response to other genocides that took place elsewhere after 1945. This innovative approach makes the lessons, limits, and liabilities of politics driven by memories of a troubled history harrowingly clear.
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Combating Green Corruption: Fighting Financial Crime as a Driver of Environmental Degradation [[link removed]]Tuesday, Sept. 19 // 9–10:30 am (ET)
This event will highlight the “Green Corruption” approach to tackling nature crime, as well as measures taken by Governments, civil society and international actors in response. Speakers will explore best practices and concrete examples in fighting Green Corruption and identify ways to strengthen the normative framework in the run-up to the Conference of the States Parties of the UN Convention against Corruption, hosted by the United States in Atlanta, Georgia from 11 to 15 December 2023.
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Book Talk | Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy [[link removed]]Wednesday, Sept. 20 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)
In this book talk, Daniel Satinsky will present on his work, Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy , which draws on interviews with citizen diplomats, entrepreneurs, and aid officials to explore how the effects of Russia’s post-Soviet transformation and America’s involvement in that process continue to reverberate into the present.
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"Heal:" A Film Screening, Art Viewing, and Conversation with Fereshta Kazemi [[link removed]]Wednesday, Sept. 20 // 4–6:00 pm (ET)
The Wilson Center's South Asia Institute is pleased to host a screening of Heal , an award-winning short film about community, conflict, and education. The screening of this film, which is directed by Mian Adnan Ahmad, is meant to raise awareness about education and its challenges in Afghanistan.
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