Wilson Weekly

Pakistan's Economic Outlook: A Conversation with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb

In recent weeks, a stressed Pakistani economy has shown some signs of stabilization, with decreases in inflation and improvements in foreign reserves. Pakistan's finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, discusses challenges and opportunities and the status of ongoing reforms to promote sustainable growth.

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Advancing Inclusive Climate Action in Foreign Policy and Development

This forum, held in collaboration with the White House and USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, with support from the USAID Climate Adaptation Support Activity, addresses the longstanding connections between foreign policy, environmental justice, and climate change. And it boasts an impressive line-up of experts.

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US-Latin America Cooperation on the Global Energy Transition

To explore Argentina’s role in transforming global energy use, the Wilson Center’s Latin America Energy Transition Initiative hosted Argentina’s Undersecretary of Energy Transition and Planning, its Mining Secretary, and a host of other experts in Buenos Aires to discuss battery minerals and renewable energy.

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Fall 2024

Confronting Unprecedented Humanitarian Needs

A rapidly changing world is making complex humanitarian emergencies even more complicated and current responses less sustainable. Sector leaders come together to share key challenges, insights, and innovations to meet growing demands. Out now in the fall 2024 issue of the Wilson Quarterly.

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Stubborn Things

The Real Reason Putin Targets Schools?

“Since Putin launched his full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russian forces have destroyed one of every seven schools in Ukraine. According to UNICEF, these attacks have left more than 5 million Ukrainian children with only restricted access to traditional schooling and nearly 1.9 million largely dependent on remote learning.” -Ambassador Mark A. Green

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Violence Against Women in Turkey is Political: Here is Why

President Erdoğan’s failed governance and conservative politics exacerbated criminal violence in Turkey. Women and children, the most vulnerable members of Turkish society, are bearing the brunt of his politics. Learn more from Şebnem Gümüşçü.

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The Growing Dispute Between Canada and India: Relations at New Low

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW,  Michael Kugelman, director of the Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute, and Xavier Delgado, senior program associate with the Canada Institute, discuss the latest developments in the growing diplomatic standoff between Canada and India. Troubles between the two countries began after the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.  Kugelman and Delgado examine how, “the relationship that had been on a downward trajectory for several years has now hit rock bottom.”