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March 22, 2024[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Completing the US Strategic Rebalance in the Indo-Pacific [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]Originally established in 1977 as the Asia Program, the Wilson Center launched the newly renamed and refocused Indo-Pacific Program to more accurately reflect today's geopolitical reality that the region is increasingly vital to US interests. Learn more from the launch event, which featured Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Ambassador Matt Murray, US Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
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Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation with Leslie T. Chang The Global Challenge of Water’s Weaponization in War: Lessons from Yemen, Ukraine, and Libya
Former Wall Street Journal journalist Leslie T. Chang discusses her new book, Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation , which centers around three Egyptian women who work in the textile and garment manufacturing industry. The world’s water is in trouble. Freshwater pollution, climate change, population growth, and increasing demand, threatens water quality and availability. These challenges are compounded by conflict, especially where water is weaponized or the resource itself is a casualty. To better understand what this means for those living in conflict, we took a closer look at water’s weaponization in Ukraine, Libya, and Yemen.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Event | VideoIran, the Middle East, and the United States
Amid a complex regional landscape and Iranian parliamentary elections, this half-day conference explores the intricate dynamics of Iran's relationships with its allies in the Middle East and how these proxies impact US national security interests.
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Unraveling Arctic Myths and Realities Peaks and Policy: A Current Events Chat
Dr. Becca Pincus talks with Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer from Trent University and Dr. Suzanne Lalonde from Université de Montréal about the perceptions and realities of the Arctic. From Arctic security challenges to the urgent issue of climate change, Lackenbauer and Lalonde offer insights from their Canadian perspectives. Kellee Wicker and Alan Rechtschaffen discuss current events in blockchain, including the recent Bitcoin ETF and Ethereum's latest upgrades, and how they're affecting the conversation in Washington, DC. Listen for thoughts on how a bull market for crypto is driving new interest in the technology, and more.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Voices of Women from the Middle East: Enheduanna Blog Celebrates 5th Anniversary
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Merissa Khurma and Faria Nasruddin discuss the Middle East Program's blog, Enheduanna, which features diverse women contributors from the Middle East and their thoughts and ideas about the state of women in their countries, as it celebrates its fifth anniversary.
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Voices of Women from the Middle East: Enheduanna Blog Celebrates 5th Anniversary
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Upcoming Events
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A Free and Open Economic Order and Japan’s Vision for the Global South [[link removed]]Tuesday, March 26 // 9–10:00 am (ET)
Book Launch: Battle of Powers [[link removed]]Tuesday, March 26 // 11:00 am–12:00 pm (ET)
A New Threat to Women in Politics: Online Gender-Based Violence [[link removed]]Wednesday, March 27 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
Competition at Sea: Building Resilience in a Maritime Enterprise in Crisis [[link removed]]Thursday, March 28 // 1–2:00 pm (ET)
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Wilson in the News
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The US Effort to Stop Future Dependence on Chinese Batteries for Electric Vehicles (The World) [[link removed]]
“We have not been investing in our own mining. A lot of lithium and other mines have been closing over the years out of environmental concerns. And it takes time to start up a mine—there is a lot of difficulty to get rights for certain mines.” -Jennifer Turner
Brazil’s Former President Bolsonaro Indicted (NBC) [[link removed]]
“This is big, especially given the support that Bolsonaro has from the population. This is the first indication that he has of the possibility of going to jail.” -Bruna Santos
Tensions Escalate on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
Islamabad orders cross-border strikes after a militant attack, dialing up pressure. This and more from Michael Kugelman in this week’s South Asia Brief.
Key Takeaways From China's Annual Two Sessions (NPR) [[link removed]]
“Xi Jinping is determined to stay his course. And under his leadership, he has taken China from being an increasingly open, developmental state that's focused on increasing the welfare of the Chinese people to being a closed and increasingly ideological security state. And I think that the question that the Chinese people have been asking is, what does this mean for us going forward?" -Robert Daly


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