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December 1, 2023[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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The Passing of Henry Kissinger: One of the Last Giants of US Foreign Policy [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“There is now no one who has his credibility in Beijing and Washington—no one who can shuttle between the capitals, sit with national leaders, and command their attention as Dr. Kissinger could.” -Read more about Henry Kissinger and his impact on the Wilson Center and its Kissinger Institute on China and the United States.
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COP28: Tackling the Climate Change Challenge In the Shadows of Silence: Unveiling Afghanistan in the Global Face of Patriarchy
“The biggest challenge continues to be matching the urgency of the moment. We need to reduce carbon emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels, by 2030. As it stands, our current plans only get us to a 7% reduction.” -Lauren Herzer Risi “I still remember the Imam’s sermon one Friday when I was 14. He said that women had a tendency to dishonor themselves and their families and that they should not be trusted with their own well-being.” -Sola Mahfouz
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Fall 2023Culture in Motion: Exploring Africa’s Creative Economy
In this stunning photo essay, we look across Africa’s creative economy, with a focus on the music, fashion, media, and entertainment industries, with imagery from several African photographers, including Amarachi Nwosu, who also writes the text.
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Why a “Day After” Plan in the Israel-Hamas War Is Unlikely Book Launch | The Arts of War: Ukrainian Artists Confront Russia
“Most analysts feel safe in predicting Israel will eventually prevail over Hamas militarily if outside pressure does not force it to halt its invasion beforehand,” writes David Ottaway. “However, Hamas’ standing on the Arab street, if not with Arab governments, is certain to reach new heights as a result of the first even partial Arab victory over the Israeli military since 1973.” “I want to congratulate Dr. Ruble on ‘The Art of War’ collection, which addresses the two critical issues: Putin’s genocidal efforts to erase Ukraine’s culture, but also the response our artists and our culture takes in order to preserve it.” Hear more from Ukrainian Ambassador to the US H.E. Oksana Markarova, and Dr. Blair Ruble, during the launch event for his new book.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] ArticleSomewhere Over The Rainbow Bridge: The Story That Wasn't and the Problem There Is
Reflecting on a vehicle explosion that occurred at the Canada-US border just before Thanksgiving, Global Fellow Alan Bersin writes on the response by Canadian and US authorities and the lessons to be learned in handling shared security threats.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Kennan Fellow Spotlight: LGBTQ Rights in Post-Soviet Russia
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Alexandra Novitskaya, a 2023-24 Title VIII research fellow at the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, discusses Russia’s broad crackdown on LGBTQ rights under Putin. She also shares insights from her fellowship project, “New Queer Dissidents: Politics and Geopolitics of post-Soviet LGBTQ Migration to the United States.”
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Upcoming Events
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From Soviet Past to European Future: Ukraine’s Geopolitical Self-Determination [[link removed]]Monday, Dec. 4 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
Recalibrating Growth for Development Across Asia [[link removed]]Monday, Dec. 4 // 2–3:30 pm (ET)
US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Relations [[link removed]]Tuesday, Dec. 5 // 9:00 am–12:15 pm (ET)
Advancing Local Solutions and Innovations for Lasting Impact: Applying Strategies for COVID-19 Vaccination to Routine Immunization [[link removed]]Wednesday, Dec. 6 // 9:30–11:30 am (ET)
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Wilson in the News
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What's Next for Argentina after Javier Milei’s Victory? (Monocle) [[link removed]]
They won’t want to pay more for subways and trains, for water and electricity and natural gas. They won’t want to lose their pensions; they won’t want to lose jobs at the government or state-owned enterprises. And as they mobilize to stop these reforms, we’ll see if he has the capacity to continue leading Argentina, and to see this through until Argentines see the benefits.” -Benjamin Gedan
Is the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal a Sign the War Could End Soon? (KNX News) [[link removed]]
“People understand that this is not over, but we’ve seen in other conflicts, including in Yemen, how multiple pauses eventually led to a ceasefire. The hope is definitely there, but it does not necessarily mean that we’re there yet.” -Merissa Khurma
Narrative Warfare: How Disinformation Shapes the Israeli-Hamas Conflict—and Millions of Minds (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) [[link removed]]
"AI-generated images, videos, and audio related to the ongoing conflict are running rampant. Fake images of dead children to trigger emotions, hate-fueled memes targeting Jewish people, and intentionally manufactured efforts to mislead the public can be found in many corners of social media platforms.” -Yusuf Can
On GPS: Will the Israel-Hamas War Fuel a Wider Regional Conflict? (CNN) [[link removed]]
“This is not a good moment for Iran to engage in a war given its own problems at home with protest, it has its own election next year. Hezbollah also is in a very different state than it was in 2006 when it launched an operation against Israel that led to a 34-day war.” -Robin Wright


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