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Preserving and Strengthening Democracy in Latin America [[link removed]]
Thursday, May 16 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
On March 2024, General Laura Richardson, Commander of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), stated in her Posture Statement that “democracy and democratic values are under attack globally. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia are strategic competitors who operate without regard for international law or norms. They condone and perpetrate corruption, disinformation campaigns, cybercrime, and human rights abuses that undermine the existing democratic political processes of fragile democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean and bolster the authoritarian rule of regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.” SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility encompasses 31 nations in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Please join our conversation where Ambassador Mark Green will moderate a conversation with General Richardson to discuss the strategic importance and the state of democracy in Latin America as well as regional security and combatting transnational organized crime.
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The Way Ahead to Secure Taiwan’s Resilience [[link removed]]Monday, May 13 // 10–11:30 am (ET)
Join us for a conversation between TECRO Representative in the United States Tah-Ray Yui and former US Deputy Secretary of State Ambassador John Negroponte to discuss the outlook for US-Taiwan relations under the Lai presidency. This will be followed by a panel discussion on US interests in Taiwan and prospects for maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait and beyond.
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Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative [[link removed]]Monday, May 13 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
Long considered among the twentieth century’s most influential economists, Milton Friedman was also an innovative policy thinker and a major ideological figurehead whose vision—for reduced government, expanded markets, and the twinned forces of capitalism and freedom—circled the globe and reshaped American politics. In this first full biography based on archival sources, Burns explores his complicated relationships with high-profile figures like Fed Chair Arthur Burns while also illuminating his frequently overlooked collaborations with women like Anna Schwartz and his wife Rose Director Friedman, who were pivotal to his success.
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Transitional Justice and Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace in Zimbabwe [[link removed]]Tuesday, May 14 // 12–1:00 pm (ET)
Ms. Nontando Ndhlovu will discuss the establishment of a transitional justice framework in Zimbabwe and reiterate the urgent need to include women’s voices in reconciliation and peacebuilding processes. Drawing on lessons from transitional justice processes in Columbia and Liberia, the conversation will propose policy recommendations to amplify women’s voices in advancing sustainable peace in Zimbabwe.
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Queer Dissidents: Geopolitics and the Infrastructure of Post-Soviet LGBTQ Migration [[link removed]]Tuesday, May 14 // 2:30–3:30 pm (ET)
Drawing on ethnographic research with the post-Soviet LGBTQ immigrant community in New York City, Title VIII Research Scholar Alexandra Novitskaya will present research on the effects of the US-Russia geopolitical competition of exceptionalism on the lives of ordinary LGBTQ people who became exiled "queer dissidents."
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US-Nigeria Partnership in the Changing Global Arena: A Conversation with the Foreign Minister of Nigeria, H. E. Amb. Y. M. Tuggar [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 15 // 10–11:30 am (ET)
H.E. Amb. Y. M. Tuggar joins us at the Wilson Center for a conversation following the recently concluded sixth US-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC). Established in 2010, the BNC is a premier platform to promote strategic dialogue between the governments of the US and Nigeria to expand cooperation and advance shared goals. The Minister will share his insights on US-Nigeria partnership in the changing global arena and discuss Nigeria’s new foreign policy vision focused on strengthening areas of democracy, development, demography, and diaspora engagement.
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Policing in Africa: Imperatives to Peacebuilding [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 15 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)
Mr. Meressa Kahsu Dessu will discuss the need for a stronger and more unified continental police organization within the African Union to mitigate ongoing, emerging, and new security challenges across the continent. The conversation will include policy recommendations for AU member states, and regional and international stakeholders to establish stronger mechanisms for continental policing.
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Gates Forum: Why Reinvigorating US Development Assistance is Essential to America’s National Interests [[link removed]]Thursday, May 16 // 11:00 am–12:00 pm (ET)
In this signature conversation, Secretary Gates and Wilson Center President & CEO Mark Green reflect on what is needed to revitalize America’s development toolkit and why now is the time for action. Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Senior Advisor for Programs and Public Policy fellow will provide remarks and Samantha Custer, AidData Director of Policy Analysis and lead architect of the Gates Forum research volume, will moderate the discussion of the new report and its long-term implications.
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