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September 13, 2019
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Engage Or Retreat? American Views on U.S. Foreign Policy [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]][[link removed]] Video & key quotes
At an event to mark the release of the 2019 Chicago Council Survey of Americans’ views on foreign policy, Ambassador Ivo Daalder reported Americans’ belief that “the way you make America safe is the traditional way in which the United States has made America safe, which is U.S. military superiority, strong alliances, basing forces overseas, and being willing to defend your allies when they’re attacked.”
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Greenland: New Models for Research [[link removed]]
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Greenland plays an outsized role as a key site for global climate research. Government officials and experts came together to discuss ways to strengthen and enhance scientific collaboration with Greenland and its communities.
Afghanistan’s Crucial Month [[link removed]]
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Upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan will play out against both continuing violence and efforts to forge a new peace. The latest edition of The AfPak File assesses the paths this turbulent nation may take in the next few weeks.
When It Comes to Allies, Americans Get It [[link removed]]
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“The newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey [[link removed]] shows that 69 percent of Americans support an active role for the United States,” Jane Harman and Ivo Daalder write in a new op-ed. Strong majorities see international trade as beneficial for the U.S. economy, and favor preserving military alliances. “Americans understand that alliances remain an important asset in today’s world,” write the authors. “They are what separate the United States from challengers such as Russia and China.”
Wilson in the News
Trump: Bolton Was Clashing with People in My Administration (MSNBC) [[link removed]]
Wilson Center Director & CEO Jane Harman observes that “the absence of process” in U.S. national security policy “has caused us a lot of a worry around the world.”
Robert Mugabe and the Fate of Democracy in Africa (The New Yorker) [[link removed]]
Robin Wright sees Mugabe’s career as a case study in “the difficulties of trying to revive the democratic dream after long-running despots and populists are ousted.”
Trade, The Workforce, and The Economy (Workforce Central) [[link removed]]
Earl Anthony Wayne discusses the economic impact of trade agreements, the need for employers to provide worker training, and the importance of North American regional cooperation.
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Book Launch: "A Tale of Four Worlds: The Arab Region After the Uprisings" [[link removed]]
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Russia’s Regional Elections [[link removed]]
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The Right Honourable Catherine Ashton in Conversation with the Honorable Nasser Judeh [[link removed]]
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