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

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

Brazil’s G20 presidency offers a unique platform to promote President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s foreign policy agenda. In more than 100 high-level meetings throughout the year, including a foreign ministers’ summit in February and a gathering of presidents later this year, Brazil hopes to build support for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, advocate for reforms to international institutions, and accelerate the global energy transition, among other sustainable development goals. Brazil has described its leadership of the G20 as a “historic and emblematic moment in the country’s return to prominence on the international stage.”

To learn more about Brazil’s ambitions for its G20 presidency, and how it plans to build consensus among the diverse G20 members, join us for a fireside chat with Ambassador Maurício Lyrio, secretary for economic and financial affairs at Brazil’s Foreign Ministry and Brazil’s G20 “Sherpa.”

Still to Come this week

China’s Voice in Latin American Media

Monday, March 11 // 10–11:15 am (ET)

Brazilian journalist Igor Patrick spent four years in China and Latin America researching his book on how China’s propaganda organs influence Latin American media. Join us for a discussion of this important study of China’s strategies to shape Latin American views of the PRC.

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

Monday, March 11 // 1–2:00 pm (ET)

The event will examine how to center development in important long-term measures like security sector reform and tailored regional and international responses like sanctions and suspensions from regional bodies. The discussions will also highlight findings from a UNDP research paper, Soldiers and Citizens: Military Coups and the Need for Democratic Renewal, which finds that persistent insecurity, stagnant growth, and exclusionary economic governance—as well as low development indicators—are associated with higher coup risk.

Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

Monday, March 11 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)

Join Edda Fields-Black (Carnegie-Mellon Univ.), Kate Masur (Northwestern Univ.), and Erica Ball (Occidental Coll.) for a discussion on Dr. Fields-Black’s book, Combee, which details the story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants.

Innovation and Growth Prospects for a Competitive Japan

Monday, March 11 // 7–8:00 pm (ET)

Join us for an online discussion on Japan’s growth trajectory and prospects for the country to compete in the global innovation economy.

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

Tuesday, March 12 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)

On March 12, Ambassador of Canada to the United States Kirsten Hillman and Ambassador of the United States to Canada David L. Cohen will provide a three-year update on the Roadmap and outline ongoing avenues of collaboration. The virtual event will be held in partnership with the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa and Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC.

Water @ Wilson | MODSNOW: A New Tool for Water Security in Central and South Asia

Friday, March 15 // 10–11:30 am (ET)

The Wilson Center, in partnership with USAID and Integra, will host an expert panel to explore the MODSNOW tool and how it can be deployed to strengthen water security in Central and South Asia.