Nearly three years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US-Pakistan relationship is largely crisis-free. However, the two countries are searching for new areas of cooperation amid an intensifying great power competition and growing instability in the Middle East. This half-day conference reflects on the past to guide US policymakers today.
“If Marine Le Pen’s party should come to power, this will mean that Europe’s second most powerful economy and its strongest military is in the hands of a far-right government. This comes at a time when far-right populist movement is on the rise in other countries.” - William Drozdiak
Tenth Annual Building a Competitive US-Mexico Border Conference
The tenth meeting of this annual conference examines a range of cross-border issues including AI governance, infrastructure, trade, and how elections on both sides of the border will shape the future of the US-Mexico bilateral relationship. Learn more from US and Mexican lawmakers, officials, and private sector representatives.
Wilson Center Announces 2024-2025 Fellowship Class
The Wilson Center announces its 2024–2025 fellowship class, which features 20 distinguished scholars and practitioners. Made up of 11 women and 9 men, they hail from Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, the United States, and Zimbabwe. Learn more about our fellows and their projects.
“Is Putin insane?” Vladimir Putin's speeches offer insight into the Kremlin’s political intentions, but they are often misunderstood. Jill Dougherty talks with Ivan Grek, Director of the Russia Program at George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, who created a linguistic profile of Vladimir Putin to better understand the Russian leader's approach to statecraft.
Sailing to the Edge of the Carbon World: Decarbonizing Shipping from American, Chinese, and European Perspectives
More than 80% of the world’s trade travels by sea, making global shipping a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Our distinguished panel explores some of the efforts in the US, EU, China, and beyond to decarbonize shipping, while highlighting the complex ownership, management, and political issues around shipping that make reducing the greenhouse gas footprint of cargo ships so difficult.
Global Peace Index 2024: Less Peace, More Conflict
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Michael Collins, Executive Director, The Americas Institute for Economics & Peace highlights the 18th edition of the annual Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace. The world’s leading measure of peacefulness, the Index “reveals that the world is at a crossroads and without concerted effort, there is a risk of a surge in major conflicts.”
Global Peace Index 2024: Less Peace, More Conflict
“Not only have the United States and China embarked on a new Cold War with disparate histories, they have begun a new arms race with incompatible nuclear doctrines and military/strategic cultures.” -Robert Litwak and Robert Daly
Pakistan reinvigorates its counterterrorism strategy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to strengthen engagement with his neighbors, and the United Nations includes Taliban representatives in the latest Doha process talks. This and more from Micheal Kugelman in this week’s South Asia Brief.
Mexico’s president-elect will enjoy a wide electoral mandate, yet her predecessor wants to leave office with a flurry of questionable constitutional reforms. Read more from Earl Anthony Wayne and Lila Abed.
“It’s a revival of the 1961 Soviet Union-North Korea Alliance Treaty. Article 4 of this new treaty explicitly states that if either party is attacked by a third country, the other will provide military assistance without delay,” says Sung-Yoon Lee. “But there is a lot of room for interpretation.”
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