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May 31, 2024[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Mexico Election Guide [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]As Mexico’s voters head to the polls in one of the most consequential elections in the nation’s history, the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute offers a comprehensive guide to help you understand the nuts and bolts of Mexican democracy and what is at stake in Sunday’s election.
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Sovereign Wealth Funds and Infrastructure Development in Africa A Landmark Election: Mexico Is About to Elect Its First Female President
By 2050, Africa is projected to be home to 2.5 billion people, almost twice as many as today. Adequate infrastructure is needed to match this rapid demographic growth. The Wilson Center Africa Program relaunched its Brown Capital Management Africa Forum with this discussion on sovereign wealth funds and infrastructure development in Africa. For Mexicans, the possible opportunity of having its first female president is undeniably a positive milestone for the country's history. There have been six former women presidential candidates, but none really had the ability to win the elections.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Stubborn ThingsAfrica’s Natural Resources—for Africans?
As of 2020, Africa’s natural resources were pledged to back nearly $66 billion in loans made mostly from China’s state-controlled Development and Exim Banks. This could put Africa’s future—and its potential—at risk. Learn more in this week’s Stubborn Thing by Ambassador Mark A. Green.
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Bridging Histories, Forging Futures: Celebrating 200 Years of Brazil-US Relations The High Seas Treaty and Latin America’s Role in Marine Conservation
The transatlantic slave trade and the struggles for freedom and equality for Afro-descendent communities have shaped both Brazil and the United States as multiethnic, multiracial democracies. To commemorate the bicentennial of their diplomatic relations, we explore how this shared experience has shaped the US-Brazil relationship. The Wilson Center’s Latin America Program and Environmental Change and Security Program, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, discuss the importance of the High Seas Treaty. With an opportunity to protect half of the planet’s surface and 95% of its oceans, the stakes are high.
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Israel-Hamas War: What Will it Take to End the Conflict?
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas conflict and its wider implications for the region. Host John Milewski is joined by Rami Khouri, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut and former Wilson Center Fellow, and Guy Laron, Senior Lecturer at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Wilson Center Fellow.
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Israel-Hamas War: What Will it Take to End the Conflict?
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Wilson China Fellowship Conference 2024 [[link removed]]Monday, June 3 // 9:00 am–4:15 pm (ET)
Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability [[link removed]]Tuesday, June 4 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)
The High Seas Treaty: Latin American Leadership on Ocean Conservation [[link removed]]Thursday, June 6 // 10:30 am–12:15 pm (ET)
Mexico's Elections: Outcomes and Implications [[link removed]]Thursday, June 6 // 11:00 am–12:30 pm (ET)
After Václav Havel: From Theater to Social Activism in Eastern Europe and Russia [[link removed]]Thursday, June 6 // 3–4:00 pm (ET)
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ICR24: Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference hosted by Battelle (America Adapts) [[link removed]]
“How do we make sure that policies that we are putting in place today are continuing to benefit us 10, 20, 30 years down the line? A big piece of that is integrating environmental considerations.”-Lauren Herzer Risi
Mexico Could Elect its First Female President After This Weekend's Election (NPR) [[link removed]]
“Mexico can either strengthen or undermine US border policies. And these shared challenges of migration, security, and strengthening commercial ties between both nations is going to be critical not only for the next four years in the United States, but also with Mexico's next government.” -Lila Abed
Why Congress Should Pay Attention to Mexico’s Presidential Election (National Interest) [[link removed]]
“Mexico is the largest trading partner for the United States. In 2023, for the first time, Mexico traded more goods with the United States than any other country, surpassing China and Canada—who, for years, had held the top spot.” -Duncan Wood
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