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December 15, 2023[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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A Conversation with Arab and Islamic Ministerial Delegation [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“We have all given lip service to peace in the Middle East for too long,” says H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhad Al Sahad of Saudi Arabia. “I think there is universal consensus that a two-state solution is the only way forward, and we are committed to working with our partners to achieving a lasting peace agreement.”
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What the Resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Teaches Us Global Health & Gender Policy Brief: Women and Girls in Wartime
“Frozen conflicts can flash at any moment. This is true especially if mediators are distracted. Back in the late 1990s, there was a view that someday, Azerbaijan would probably retake the Nagorno-Karabakh region by force with a modern, appropriately sized army purchased with oil money.” -Michael Keays The world is currently bearing witness to a surge of ongoing conflicts, each with complex geopolitical, socioeconomic, and cultural factors, which contribute to their continuation and intractability. The impact on women is clear. In 2022, some 600,000,000 women lived within 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) of armed conflict.
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Fall 2023Africa Matters. Period.
Drawing on nearly two decades of experience working on Africa and US-Africa relations, Africa Program Director Oge Onubogu provides important context about the many ways that Africa is increasingly consequential beyond its borders. Read more in the latest issue of the Wilson Quarterly .
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Reflections on Liberia's 2023 Presidential Elections and Democracy in West Africa The Soviet-Chinese Spy Wars in the 1970s: What KGB Counterintelligence Knew
“We need to commend the Liberian people for the way and manner for which they prepared for these elections. They came out in a very disciplined manner to participate in the electoral process, and the process was very, very well organized.” -Prof. Attahiru Muhammadu Jega Filip Kovacevic examines how the KGB’s military counterintelligence branch dealt with what Soviet leadership perceived as a serious espionage threat from China’s security services.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Wilson Center NOW Celebrates 10 Years and 500 Episodes: Russia Then and Now
Nearly 10 years and 500+ episodes since the launch of Wilson Center NOW, we bring back our first guest: then Kennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky, whose topic was the 2014 Sochi Olympics—the first Olympic games hosted by Russia since the Soviet Union dissolved. Currently the President and CEO of the US Russia Foundation, Rojansky examines how Russia’s role in the world and Vladimir Putin’s ambitions have changed during the past decade, and discusses Russia’s rapidly deteriorating relationship with the West, beginning with the 2014 invasion of Crimea, and continuing through its ongoing attack on Ukraine.
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Defectors: How the Illicit Flight of Soviet Citizens Built the Borders of the Cold War World [[link removed]]Monday, Dec. 18 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
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Chile: What the Upcoming Referendum Will Not Resolve (Americas Quarterly) [[link removed]]
“Beyond constitutional debates, Chile has faced ideological swings and societal polarization. Moreover, business-unfriendly regulations and the resulting uncertainty have spoiled the investment climate in Chile, contributing to the country’s chronic economic underperformance." -Read more from Arturo C. Porzecanski.
Is China Open for Business Again? (The Diplomat) [[link removed]]
Will China’s increasingly urgent signals that its economy is open for business and tourism be effective? Find out from Lea Thome.
Chile Shifts Rightward on the Eve of Another Constitutional Vote (Global Americans) [[link removed]]
“Whatever happens on December 17, Chileans are in a sour mood. Twice as many Chileans disapprove of President Gabriel Boric as approve of him. Boric’s supporters hoped that the election of a young, leftist president would usher in a period of fundamental socio-economic change. However, their expectations have been dashed.” -Cynthia Arnson


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