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February 23, 2024[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Two Years of War in Ukraine: Timeline to Invasion [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]February 24, 2024 will mark the second year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To help us understand how we got here, Wilson Center experts prepared a timeline of key events leading up to the invasion, highlighting—among other things—the unwavering transatlantic commitment to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
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Ukraine on the Second Anniversary of the Russian Invasion Lessons from American Diplomacy Toward Lebanon
Izabella Tabarovsky sits down with Mykhailo Minakov, the Kennan Institute’s senior advisor on Ukraine and editor in chief of its Focus Ukraine blog, to discuss where Ukraine is today militarily, politically, socially and economically; Ukrainians’ sources of resilience; and why bipartisan support for Ukraine is in the national interest of the United States. American diplomacy toward Lebanon oscillates between periods of engagement and neglect. While America is not to blame for Lebanon’s ills, steady, persistent, determined, and realistic American diplomacy to counter Iranian influence and bolster moderation would best serve US interests. Read more from David Hale.
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Winter 2024Tankers and Yachts
When thinking about global alliances, Baroness Catherine Ashton conjures up images of tankers and yachts. In her introduction to the latest Wilson Quarterly , she makes the case that both are needed to meet today’s complex challenges.
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Beneath the Ice: Navigating Legal Frameworks and Collaborative Solutions in the Arctic What to Expect from Secretary Blinken’s Visit to Brazil
As Arctic states increasingly seek to establish subsea infrastructure, the need for a robust legal framework becomes paramount. Promptly addressing legal gaps related to undersea cables and associated threats to these vital systems is imperative. The Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Wilson Center explore the crucial legal aspects of subsea infrastructure development in the Arctic with Ambassador Rolfe Einar Fife, special adviser at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 foreign ministers’ summit at a moment of increasing global influence for Brazil, which holds the 2024 G20 presidency and is host of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference. Former Brazilian Ambassador to the US Rubens Barbosa and former US Ambassador to Brazil Liliana Ayalde discuss expectations for Blinken’s visit, the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, and future cooperation between the United States and Brazil.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Event | VideoVenezuela at a Crossroads: Is the Barbados Agreement on Life Support?
Venezuela is at a crossroads, as the authoritarian regime led by Nicolás Maduro resists international pressure to hold democratic elections this year, as agreed upon in the Barbados Agreement last October. Leopoldo Lopez moderates a lively discussion with former US Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia William Brownfield, former President to Colombia Iván Duque Márquez, and others.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Putin’s Russia: Crimea, Ukraine, and the Death of Alexei Navalny
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, William Pomeranz, director of the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute discusses the anniversaries of Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the subsequent invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Pomeranz also explains what the death of Russian activist Alexei Navalny may mean for the Putin regime, Russia, and the West.
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Putin’s Russia: Crimea, Ukraine, and the Death of Alexei Navalny
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Upcoming Events
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11th Annual US-Mexico Security Conference: Preventing and Combating Illicit Trade [[link removed]]Wednesday, Feb. 28 // 10–11:15 am (ET)
Kennan Long View Series | The Political Landscape in Russia [[link removed]]Wednesday, Feb. 28 // 11:00 am­–12:00 pm (ET)
A Conversation with Interior Minister Mónica Palencia on Ecuador’s Security Crisis [[link removed]]Thursday, Feb. 29 // 11:00 am–12:00 pm (ET)
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Wilson in the News
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Is China's Economy Slumping?: Unemployment, Stock Market Sliding, and Deflation (WBUR) [[link removed]]
“For the past 20 years, the government has overinvested in cities, in infrastructure, and they have underinvested in people. If you don’t invest in people, if their income is not growing, they will not be able to consume the products and real estate projects you create, and that becomes a drag on economic growth.” -Kissinger Institute Fellow Yashen Huang
The US Warns Americans to Get Out of Russia as Another Citizen is Detained There (WCBS) [[link removed]]
“I do think this is something we should be reading into as a general specter of Americans and people who are in some way, or in some trumped up way, ‘against the government,’ should fear coming to Russia or being in Russia.” -Victoria Pardini
The Legacy of a True Russian Patriot (Journal of Democracy) [[link removed]]
“What distinguished Navalny was that he popularized the idea among Russians—especially young Russians—that Russia has everything it takes to be a modern democracy despite its history of dictatorship and inequality. Navalny liked to refer unironically to the country he wanted to lead as ‘the wonderful Russia of the future.’” -Lucian Kim
Israeli PM Wants to Put More Pressure on Hamas in Negotiations: Analyst (CNA) [[link removed]]
“If the previous incursions into the northern parts of Gaza are telling, then unfortunately we are going to see a lot more destruction, a lot more killing of innocent civilians. At this point it’s reached a very critical stage.” -Merissa Khurma


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