Wilson in the News
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The US Effort to Stop Future Dependence on Chinese Batteries for Electric Vehicles (The World)
“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)
“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)
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)
“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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