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November 20, 2020[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Global Experts Survey a Biden Presidency [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]President-elect Joe Biden says “America’s Back.” But what can the world expect from his new administration? Wilson Center Program directors quizzed regional experts [[link removed]] before offering their own analysis of a momentous transition in U.S. foreign policy.


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50 Ways to Leave Afghanistan Moldova’s Presidential Elections
Michael Kugelman observes that President Trump has “wanted to be able to prove that he’s kept his promises, and to bring as many troops home as possible.” “What Moldova saw [on November 15th] was really a historic vote for dignity and integrity,” said Cristina Gherasimov, Research Fellow at DGAP. “Something that many Americans could relate to as well, in light of their own elections.”


[link removed] [[link removed]] Battling Gender-Based Violence
Dive into a series of events, publications, and podcasts hosted by the Wilson Center to advance public understanding of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) – an annual international campaign organized by the United Nations.


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The Role of Czech and International Scientists in the Fight Against the Pandemic Styrofoam Beach Snow: A Global Ocean Plastic Debris Challenge
“Until just now,” observed Dr. Tomáš Cihlář, senior scientist at Gilead Sciences, “we could not possibly comprehend that our freedom…could be threatened by something as simple and as banal as a virus.” “The use of polystyrene in the marine environment,” notes Georgina Magin of Flora and Fauna International, “needs further attention, since it does almost inevitably create quite a high pollution risk.”


[link removed] [[link removed]] Blog Post | Russia FileRussia-Brokered Armenian-Azerbaijani Accord Reveals New Reality in South Caucasus
Rahim Rahimov writes that “Moscow has thoroughly enjoyed the role of a regional arbiter in the absence of the U.S. or the European Union.”


NOW
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Kissinger Biography Separates Man From Myth
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Upcoming Events
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DOJ's Role in Fighting Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering in Latin America [[link removed]]November 23, 2020 // 1pm – 2pm
Ruling the Savage Periphery: Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State [[link removed]]November 23, 2020 // 4pm – 5:30pm
Brazil, No Longer the Country of Impunity? The Lessons of Operation Car Wash [[link removed]]November 24, 2020 // 9am – 10:30am
Scotland's Offer to the Arctic [[link removed]]November 24, 2020 // 12:30pm – 2pm

Wilson In the News
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Joe Biden's foreign policy record, and why he may be more popular abroad than in US (KCRW) [[link removed]]
Robin Wright says that “between the pandemic and the economic recovery, Biden’s foreign policy is going to take a while to gain momentum. ”
How to Defeat Disinformation (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“Public trust in the United States has broken down to such a degree that disinformation is likely to proliferate even in the face of concerted government efforts to combat it,” writes Nina Jankowicz.
The Regional Question in the Afghan Peace Process (Lessons for Peace) [[link removed]]
“Regional players may take different approaches to Afghanistan, but they all gain from a more stable neighbor,” writes Michael Kugelman.


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