June 26, 2020

Wilson Weekly

Excavating Korea’s Conflict

Browse hundreds of documents on the Korean War published by the Wilson Center’s Cold War International History Project and North Korea International Documentation Project. Among them are archival holdings that offer unique views of the war from Russian, Chinese, and Eastern bloc sources.

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Bridges and Blockades: Life at the DMZ

Lt . Col. Sean Morrow, Commander of the UNCSB at Korea’s DMZ, offered an inside view of the implementation of new security arrangements after diplomatic breakthroughs in 2018 and 2019.

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Femicide and the Rule of Law in Latin America

Why has femicide become a regional menace in Latin America? What can be done to halt it? Hear perspectives on these vexing questions from El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico in this web event.

EVENT | VIDEO & QUOTES

Refugees and COVID-19: The Case of the Syrian and Rohingya Crises

Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR Regional Representative for the U.S. and the Caribbean, warns against ignoring challenges that pandemic creates in aiding refugees: “Humans move and diseases do.”

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From Summitry to Standoff: What's Next for India-China Relations?

Can summits quell simmering tensions between India and China? Global Fellow Nirupama Rao and Stimson Center East Asia Director Yun Sun assess prospects for diplomacy in an accelerating crisis.

NEED TO KNOW PODCAST

All About the Relationships: The China India Border Dispute

Are we paying enough attention to brewing hostilities between China and India? In our new episode, Asia Program Deputy Director Michael Kugelman breaks down the conflict and its regional implications.

WATCH & LISTEN

Will U.S. Protests Lead to Change?

Wilson in the News

Koreas Mark War's 70th Anniversary (Here and Now/ WBUR)

Samuel Wells says that “it wasn’t by plan” that the United States became a key player in the Korean War on June 25, 1950. “Truman never wanted to acknowledge it was a war.”

'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online (NPR)

Nina Jankowicz says it is essential to focus on Facebook groups as a “primary vector of disinformation” on the platform. “We need to have our guards up right now.”

American Success Abroad is Anchored to Problem-Solving at Home (War on the Rocks)

Abraham Denmark and Matthew Rojansky observe that “further instability, festering injustice, and sustained political rancor will play into the hands of America’s adversaries.”

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June 29, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 am

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