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February 2, 2024[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
Africa: Year in Review 2023 [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]40+ essays that span everything from democracy, trade, and regional conflicts to climate change, gender rights, and many other issues on the continent. Now in its eighth year, new to this year’s Year in Review is a cross-cutting focus on women, youth, and technology.
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Focus Ukraine | Blog [link removed] [[link removed]] Brazil Institute Podcast [link removed] [[link removed]]
Ukraine Can Win a War of Attrition One Year Under Lula
Although Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive brought only modest results, there are broad indications that the cumulative strategy of pressuring Russia economically and militarily by Ukraine and its supporters is working. Bruna Santos and Oscar Vilhena, law professor and Wilson Center global fellow, reflect on Brazil one year after its momentous election bringing Lula back into power. From political turmoil to polarization, they analyze early challenges confronting Lula’s administration while discussing the road ahead for institutional stability.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] New DocumentNew in the Digital Archive: The Papers of the Higher School of the KGB
It was once a top-secret journal produced by the Felix Dzerzhinsky Higher School. Used for internal communication, the sharing of professional experiences and expertise, and building up the common Chekist identity and esprit de corps, the Papers of the Higher School illuminate the internal functioning of the Soviet KGB as well as its methods, sources, and operations. It's now part of the Wilson Center’s award-winning Digital Archive.
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Can Global Maternal Health Investments Help Eradicate Malaria? A Realist Approach to Forced Migration and Human Displacement
The last two decades saw significant gains in reducing the incidence of malaria, but can we be doing even more to eradicate this disease? Deekshita Ramanarayanan explores this question and more in the New Security Beat. This new policy brief defines the liberal paradox in immigration and refugee policy and explains how the United States and other liberal democracies confront the dilemmas of forced displacement with respect to the competing interests of security, culture, economy, and rights. Learn more from James Hollifield of the Refugees and Forced Displacement Initiative.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Reengaging Russia: When War Ends, Is There a Future for US-Russia Relations?
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Senior US Foreign Service Officer and Senior Diplomatic Fellow with the Kennan Institute Michael Keays, discusses how to reengage with Russia after the fighting in Ukraine has ended, and what history can teach us about what paths future reengagement may take.
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Reengaging Russia: When War Ends, Is There a Future for US-Russia Relations?
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Upcoming Opportunities
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Visiting Arab Journalist Program [[link removed]]Application Deadline: Feb. 7
Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship [[link removed]]Application Deadline: Feb. 15
Kennan Institute Title VIII Pre-Tenure Scholar [[link removed]]Application Deadline Extended: Feb. 15

Upcoming Events
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A Conversation with Mexican Presidential Candidate Xóchitl Gálvez [[link removed]]Monday, Feb. 5 // 9:30 –11:00 am (ET)
Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century [[link removed]]Monday, Feb. 5 // 4:00 –5:30 pm (ET)
Africa Year in Review: A Look at US-Africa Relations in 2024 [[link removed]]Thursday, Feb. 8 // 10–11:30 am (ET)
Our Ocean Countdown, Greece 2024: An Ocean of Potential [[link removed]]Friday, Feb. 9 // 11:00–11:45 am (ET)
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Wilson in the News
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Mexico’s Next President: Challenges And Recommendations (Pulse News Mexico) [[link removed]]
In the first of a seven-part series, Andrew Rudman and Lila Abed of the Mexico Institute explore the issues that confront Mexico’s leaders and voters as the country’s historic election nears.
On GPS: Can Israel Achieve its Political and Military Goals in Gaza? (CNN) [[link removed]]
“Hamas, if it can survive politically, will think that it has won. Israel on the other hand faces serious political challenges.” -Robin Wright
US Needs to Send Iran "Hard, Credible" Reaction to Jordan Drone Strike (NewsNation) [[link removed]]
“A hard, back-channel message needs to be sent to Tehran that says if anything like this happens again, they will see the extent of our actions.” -Peter Zwack on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.”


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