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April 10, 2020
Wilson Weekly

Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean
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A new report observes that Arctic marine plastic pollution won’t be addressed by a “single set of solutions,” but by a blended approach including education, enforcement, and cross-sector collaboration.



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Disinformation Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Nina Jankowicz advocates for an “informational distancing” that mimics social distancing and helps push back against “narratives of disinformation that have been proliferating over the past couple weeks.



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Implementing USMCA: A Conversation with Mexico's Undersecretary for Foreign Trade

Undersecretary Luz Maria de la Mora says opportunities provided by the USMCA also present a challenge: “How do I make sure that Mexico remains an essential part of that competitiveness equation?”



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Where Do You Plan To Be In 15 Years? Putin's Answer: Right Here.

Kennan Center Director Matthew Rojansky and Deputy Director William Pomeranz analyze how Russian President Vladimir Putin is maneuvering for permanent power in our latest Need to Know podcast.

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COVID-19 and Africa

The Wilson Center convened five experts to survey the impact that COVID-19 has had in five key African nations: South Africa, Libya, Ethiopia, the DRC, and Côte d'Ivoire.


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Combating Violent Extremism in West Africa
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Wilson in the News

Letting Go of the Blame Game (Fox News Sunday) [[link removed]]Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO Jane Harman told Fox News Sunday that when it comes to government action on the pandemic, “the blame game is not helpful. This virus isn’t targeting us by our political registration.”

Argentina’s Friendships Could Jeopardize Its Debt Relief (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]Argentine President Alberto Fernández “has made peace, not war, with the IMF,” writes Benjamin Gedan. Yet his diplomacy in the region may squash that nation’s “easygoing relations” with the fund.

How Much Can the Human Spirit Endure in Isolation? (The New Yorker) [[link removed]]Robin Wright examines her reporting career and recounts stories that reaffirm ” what humans are capable of bearing—and eventually overcoming.”

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