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June 21, 2024[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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What to Expect from the Washington Summit: A Conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Twice when Europe has been at war the US chose isolationism. Twice it realized that this didn’t work. That was true then, and it’s even more true today. The vast Atlantic and Pacific Oceans do not protect the US in the age of rising global challenges.” -NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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Putin’s Cabinet: Team of Rivals or Nest of Vipers? World Refugee Day: Stories from MENA Women
As the Russia-Ukraine war marches on several high-ranking generals have been indicted on criminal charges, as a new minister of defense, Andrei Belousov, has just assumed control of the army. Will Pomeranz explores the implications in the latest from The Russia File. To better understand the impact of forced displacement on girls and women in the Middle East and North Africa region, we feature five stories that highlight their harsh realities with a focus on Palestinian women in Gaza, girls and women in Afghanistan, Yazidi women in Sinjar, and refugee and IDP women in Yemen and Syria.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Event | VideoRoad to AGOA Reauthorization: The Future of US-Africa Trade and Investment
“Africa is the most important continent of this century, and we in the United States need to act like it,” said US Senator Chris Coons. “30 years from now the middle class of Africa will exceed a billion people.”
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A Conversation with Ambassador Hillman Vulnerability is Not Inability: Unlocking Refugee Potential to Contribute Positively
In this special episode with Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman, she joins Beth Burke and Chris Sands to discuss how important the US-Canada relationship is to each country—and to the rest of the world. As the global community observes World Refugee Day this week against the backdrop of more than 43 million refugees in the world, the current discourse must shift from a narrative that portrays them as passive, vulnerable victims to one that emphasizes their agency and potential. Find out more from John Thon Majok.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Global Climate Justice: Addressing the Needs of Those Most Affected
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we highlight the concept of climate justice—the idea of putting equity and human rights at the core of decision-making and action on climate change. Our guests, Arnaud Kurze, Wilson Center Global Fellow and Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair State University, Liana Almony, Deputy Director at UNANIMA International, and Franz Baumann, Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, discuss ideas for bringing marginalized communities, including women and populations in the Global South, into the multilateral decision-making processes when seeking solutions to climate change.
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Global Climate Justice: Addressing the Needs of Those Most Affected
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Upcoming Events
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Canada’s Contribution to Deterrence and Defense on NATO’s Eastern Flank [[link removed]]Monday, June 24 // 9–10:00 am (ET)
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Assessing the US-Pakistan Relationship [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 26 // 9:30am–1:00 pm (ET)
Sailing to the Edge of the Carbon World: Decarbonizing Shipping from American, Chinese, and European Perspectives [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 26 // 1–2:15 pm (ET)
Tenth Annual Building a Competitive US-Mexico Border Conference [[link removed]]Thursday, June 27 // 9:00 am–2:30 pm (ET)
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Wilson in the News
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Russia Plans Closed-Door Trial for WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich (CNN) [[link removed]]
“There is no chance that he will get a fair trial. There will be no chance for him to put on a reasonable defense. He will be convicted. Once he is convicted, then whatever negotiations between the United States and Russia can take place.” -William Pomeranz
World Refugee Day: From Refugees to Changemakers (Voice of America) [[link removed]]
“The story of refugees needs to be framed differently,” says John Thon Majok. “Refugees must be identified by their humanity, not just their circumstances.”
How Will Modi Rule in Coalition? (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
The Indian leader’s new administration looks much the same, but he could face challenges to his Hindu nationalist agenda. Find out more from Michael Kugelman in this week’s South Asia Brief.
Russia and North Korea Have Become "Partners in Crime": Wilson Center Fellow [[link removed]]
“It’s certainly a new axis of despots, pariah states,” says Lee Sung-Yoon. “They like to flaunt their bourgeoning bromance and flout international law.”


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