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March 8, 2024

Wilson Weekly

Celebrating Women's History Month

From Afghanistan to Mexico to Saudi Arabia, this Wilson Center collection offers a wide range of events, blogs, and videos to better understand women’s challenges and triumphs throughout the world.

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Publication

Activating American Investment Overseas for a Freer, More Open World

Financing foreign infrastructure is a win-win situation for America and host nations. Robust, modern infrastructure boosts development abroad while also creating opportunities for American businesses and advancing US foreign policy goals. In this new policy brief, the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition offers seven recommendations to help ensure a peaceful, prosperous global economy.

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Event | Video

Water and Energy in MENA After COP28

Explore current climate security issues and future technological and governance implications for providing energy and water security in the Middle East North Africa region with two graduates of the Wilson Center Agents of Change Youth Fellowship.

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Winter 2024

Multilateralism in the Americas

The Americas boasts a long and creative history of multilateral diplomacy. In his piece for the Wilson Quarterly’s winter issue, Richard Feinberg offers valuable historical and contemporary insights on the successes and failures of efforts to integrate the Americas, from the late 19th century until today.

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Stubborn Things | Blog

Malaria Elimination Proof of Concept?

“This January, Cabo Verde joined the ranks of 43 nations and one territory certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO)—a remarkable achievement highlighted by Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent trip to the country’s capital of Praia. Cabo Verde’s malaria-free status is especially important in a country where tourism accounts for nearly a quarter of its GDP.” -Read more from Amb. Mark A. Green.

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New Security Beat

Clearing War Debris Can Help Ukraine Move Forward

“Debris removal work already underway is likely to have significant impacts on both human health and the environment. At individual sites, the lack of access control, worker health and safety, and dust control will create higher morbidity and mortality levels for both workers and neighbors. Children could be injured, and there is an overall potential for increased levels of asbestos exposure.” Learn more from J.A. Atchue III, Karl Dix & Billy Tress in the New Security Beat.

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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW Steve Coll, editor at the Economist, author, and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize discusses his latest book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq, which “masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power, and geopolitics that led to America’s disastrous war with Iraq and, for the first time, details America’s fundamental miscalculations during its decades-long relationship with Saddam Hussein.”

The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq

Upcoming Events

China’s Voice in Latin American Media

Monday, March 11 // 10–11:15 am (ET)

A Global Imperative for Action: Response and Prevention to the Military Coups in Africa

Monday, March 11 // 1–2:00 pm (ET)

Roadmap at Three: Progress Report on a Renewed US-Canada Partnership

Tuesday, March 12 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)

Navigating Brazil’s G20 Presidency: A Conversation with Ambassador Maurício Lyrio

Thursday, March 14 // 10–11:00 am (ET)

Wilson in the News

Ambassador Green on Congress and Ukraine (Brian Kilmeade Show)

“We’re living in a time when dictatorship is on the march. Ukraine is a sovereign nation, a member of the UN, a key ally, a democracy, that has been invaded and pummeled by authoritarians. This is a key moment. Deterrence is not something that can be divided. If we’re going to push back on authoritarian advances, this moment is a crucial one.” -Amb. Mark A. Green

India Expands Its Naval Presence With Planned Base (Foreign Policy)

New Delhi aims to project its power with a new facility near the Maldives. This and more with Michael Kugelman in this week’s South Asia Brief.

Games for Change Festival with Elizabeth Newbury (Filament Games Podcast)

From federal budget number crunching to satellites in low-earth orbit and more, the director of the Wilson Center’s Serious Games Initiative discusses how games can be a fun way to gain clarity around complex issues and help shape the policies to address them.

China Betting Charm Offensive Can Turn Europe Away From US (South China Morning Post)

Despite recent improvements in relations with the US, China is increasingly focused on building relations with Europe as it looks for more global partners. Learn more from past and current fellows Klaus W. Larres and Lea Thome.

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