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November 22, 2024[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Rio G20 Summit Wraps Up: Focus on Hunger, Climate Finance, and Ukraine/Gaza Conflicts [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Moving forward with the South Africa presidency, you have an important opportunity with three important developing countries—India, Brazil, and then South Africa—where you can see the emerging powers really take leadership on a number of issues, such as fighting hunger and the transition to clean energy.” -Bruna Santos
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Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership and Prospects for NATO-Indo-Pacific Cooperation President Claudia Sheinbaum at the G20: Mexico’s Role on the Global Stage
“Despite enduring mutual mistrust and the transactional nature of the Putin-Kim relationship, the collaborative threat from Russia and North Korea is likely to persist and possibly draw in other challengers.” Shin-Ae Lee in a new report from the Indo-Pacific Program. “Her participation in the G20 summit represents Mexico’s reengagement with major international forums after years of withdrawal under former President López Obrador. Sheinbaum criticized the rise in global military spending and advocated for increased investment in reforestation programs.” -Pablo Guillén & Emilio Dorantes Galeana
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The Middle East Program and Environmental Change and Security Program issue a call for applications for its “Agents of Change Youth Fellowship.” Recognizing the significance of climate response in the MENA region, and the potential for youth leadership in the region to shape a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous future for the world, the 2025 cohort will focus on water.
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Venezuela: Policy Recommendations for a New Administration There's Mining, Then There's Galamsey
In July, opposition candidate Edmundo González overwhelmingly won Venezuela's presidential election. But as the January 10, 2025, inauguration date approaches, there is little hope for a democratic political transition that respects the election results. After refusing to accept defeat, the authoritarian government cracked down on dissent. Today, González is living in exile in Spain and Venezuela is holding 1,600 political prisoners. Assuming Maduro clings to power as expected, how should the next US administration approach Venezuela? “60% of Ghana’s fresh water sources are contaminated by toxins and chemicals from illegal gold mining,” writes Ambassador Mark A. Green. “The increase in illegal galamsey hasn’t merely taken revenue opportunities away from local businesses, communities, and the national economy, in many cases the methods employed by illegal galamsey miners are also exacting a heavy environmental cost.”
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]China-US Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration and Congress
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Robert Daly, Director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, discusses his recent trip to China. Highlights include how Beijing is preparing for the second Trump administration by deepening ties with allies and developing nations, boosting its internal tech sector, and bracing the economy for increased tariffs.
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China-US Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration and Congress
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Upcoming Events
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The Contest for the Indian Ocean And the Making of a New World Order [[link removed]]Monday, Dec. 2 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
Book Talk | Putin's Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine [[link removed]]Tuesday, Dec. 3 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)
Religious Institutions and Peacebuilding in Ethiopia [[link removed]]Wednesday, Dec. 4 // 1–2:30 pm (ET)
Bridging the Gap in Women's Health Research [[link removed]]Tuesday, Dec. 10 // 10–11:30 am (ET)

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Uruguay’s Crime-Fighting Lessons for the World (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“Traditional political parties, by adopting sensible crime-fighting strategies, need not cede space to political outsiders hawking heavy-handed approaches that might threaten civil liberties.” -Benjamin Gedan
New America’s Trade Policy (The Korea Times) [[link removed]]
While Trump is often perceived as unpredictable, he has long been consistent about his distaste for US trade deficits and his love of tariffs. Even if the goal is only to provide negotiating leverage for the United States, the expectation should be that Trump will follow through on some of these tariff promises.” -Troy Stangarone
Expect the Worst from Russia and North Korea (The Diplomat) [[link removed]]
“This interlocking of the fates of each autocratic regime over the last year has created a perverse incentive structure of ever deepening commitments and greater escalation to secure victory and avoid defeat. It is a dynamic that makes the continued Western strategy of escalation management a losing one.” -Dan White
Advocacy Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes; Trump's Picks' Impact on Middle East (CBS News) [[link removed]]
“This is certainly a departure from current US policy, but also policies of various administrations, both republican and democratic. It is also a departure from the global community and where it stands on the Palestinian and Israeli issue.” -Merissa Khurma


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