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Hamas-Israel War: Risks of Escalation and Impact on Lebanon [[link removed]]
Thursday, Nov. 9 // 10–11:15 am (ET)
Hamas' unprecedented October 7th attack on Israel and the ensuing Hamas-Israel war has impacted regional security and US national security interests in the Middle East. Iranian-backed Hezbollah has engaged in clashes with the IDF on Israel's northern border, escalating regional tension and conflict beyond southern Israel and Gaza.
Join us for an expert panel to delve into the escalatory risks and the impact on Lebanon.
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Still to Come This Week
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Wilson Center Conference on US-Chile Climate Action and the Energy Transition [[link removed]]Monday, Nov. 6 // 7:30 am–3:30 pm (ET)
The Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, in partnership with the US Department of State, the US Embassy in Santiago, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, will host a full-day conference on Monday, November 6, 2023 in Santiago, Chile to highlight opportunities for greater cooperation between the United States and Chile to accelerate the global energy transition.
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Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance in Canada and the United States | The Wilson Canada-US Legal Issues Symposium 2023 [[link removed]]Monday, Nov. 6 // 9:00 am–12:30 pm (ET)
The Symposium will focus on economic sanctions enforcement and compliance in Canada and the United States. Both countries have new and novel sanctions mechanisms that will be discussed by leading experts with particular attention to the challenges of compliance for firms operating in both countries. Attendees will hear from the architects and practitioners behind contemporary Canadian and US sanctions tools and policies.
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The Impact of War and Decolonization on Russian Studies in the United States [[link removed]]Monday, Nov. 6 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)
Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine and the associated surge of calls to decolonize research and teaching on Russia within American universities have posed significant challenges to the existing paradigms of Russian studies. Professor Ted Gerber will examine the impact on the field because of the war and push for decolonization, as well as COVID-19.
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The Struggle for Iran: Oil, Autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951-1954 [[link removed]]Monday, Nov. 6 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
The Iranian oil nationalization crisis of 1951-1954 was a pivotal event in the history of the post-World War II world. Drawing on decades of research David S. Painter and Gregory Brew demonstrate the centrality of oil to US and British policy and challenge attempts to downplay the Anglo-American role in the coup that ousted Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq in August 1953.
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Toward Greater Synergy Between International and Domestic Election Observation [[link removed]]Tuesday, Nov. 7 // 10:30 am–12:00 pm (ET)
This event will examine election observation in Africa and, will provide evidence for the need to increase synergy between citizen-based domestic election observer groups and international election observer missions.
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Wilson Center-AmCham Conference on Climate Finance in Chile and Latin America: Pathways for Advancing the Global Energy Transition [[link removed]]Tuesday, Nov. 7 // 1–3:30 pm (ET)
The Wilson Center’s Latin America Program is hosting a dialogue on the role of climate finance and investment in Chile and Latin America for the global energy transition; the opportunities of the Inflation Reduction Act; and US, regional, and multilateral strategies to strengthen hemispheric renewable energy and critical mineral supply chains.
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A Half Decade of Indo-Pacific Strategies: Assessing US Outreach to Allies and Partners [[link removed]]Wednesday, Nov. 8 // 9–10:00 am (ET)
As the 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gather in San Francisco in November, Washington’s challenge will be to unite the leaders of the divergent economies on shared concerns on the one hand, and to strengthen ties among like-minded governments that are committed to strengthening the rule of law for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific on the other. Join the Wilson Center’s Asia Program for a pre-recorded discussion assessing US strategy, the current state of affairs, and its outlook.
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Looking Deeper: The Enduring Role of Legacy Semiconductors [[link removed]]Wednesday, Nov. 8 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
Join our panelists to discuss the role of legacy chips in global modern manufacturing, American capacity to support demand, and the geopolitical impact of legacy production.
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Navigating US-China Competition: Options for Pakistan [[link removed]]Wednesday, Nov. 8 // 11:00 am–12:30 pm (ET)
How is Pakistan navigating its relations with Washington and Beijing today? What is its policy approach to US-China rivalry? And how does intensifying great power competition impact Pakistan’s interests? In this event, Baqir Sajjad, the Wilson Center's Pakistan Fellow, will address these questions and more. He will discuss his findings from the research project that he has carried out while at the Wilson Center, which focuses on Pakistan's policy options for navigating US-China competition.
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Unpacking China’s Climate Action [[link removed]]Thursday, Nov. 9 // 2:30–3:45 pm (ET)
At this CEF meeting, panelists will unpack some of China’s progress or slippage in climate action since 2021, with some comparison to trends in the United States.
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