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December 11, 2020[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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The Taste of Chocolate: Korean War Memories [[link removed]][[link removed]]Sharon Lee delves into the memories of Korean war children, including her own grandmother, to discover the lasting scars and cultural connections created by a conflict that brought the world to the peninsula.


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The Primacy of Sanctions: An Assessment of U.S. Sanctions on Russia Asia's Expectations for the Biden Administration
Global Fellow Daniel Ahn says sanctions on key financial, legal and technical services “may account for a relatively small amount of value added,” but have “an outsized impact upon the Russian economy.” “I do think that with every new U.S. president, there is a brief window of opportunity with the North Koreans when they first take office,” observes Korea Center director Jean Lee.


[link removed] [[link removed]] Welcome Ambassador James F. Jeffrey
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey – who recently served as the State Department’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS – is the new Chair of the Center’s Middle East Program.


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The United States and Canada: Outlook for Bilateral Relations in 2021 The War Crime No One Wants to Talk About. A Conversation with Christina Lamb
“We have developed a very strong common understanding of our bilateral trading relationship… and everybody is fairly conversant with the degree to which we need each other,” says Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States. When it comes to violence against women, journalist Christina Lamb observes that in “every case I found where there had been a successful conviction, there had been a woman on the bench—a woman judge or a woman prosecutor.”


Watch & Listen
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Wilson Special Focus: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence The Free Fire Zone In Cyberspace
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Upcoming Events
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Book Talk: Beyond 9/11 Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century [[link removed]]December 14, 2020 // 4pm – 5pm
Woodrow Wilson and the Reimagining of Eastern Europe [[link removed]]December 14, 2020 // 4pm – 5:30pm
The War in Afghanistan: Perspectives from U.S. Veterans [[link removed]]December 15, 2020 // 1:30pm – 3pm
Foreign Policy is Climate Policy: New Modes of Multilateralism & the Call for a More Equitable and Just World [[link removed]]December 16, 2020 // 3:30pm – 5pm
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Wilson In the News
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Don't Politicize Our Election Process (Real Clear Politics) [[link removed]]
Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO Jane Harman writes that “few things could be more harmful [than doubt in the integrity of our election] at a time when national leadership is essential to manage the catastrophic effects of COVID-19.”
One month from the end of the Trump era: the U.S. and Guaidó sign a new alliance ( NTN24) [[link removed]]
Benjamin Gedan speaks about a new strategic alliance between the U.S. government and Venezuela's interim president, Juan Guaidó, to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking. (In Spanish.)
What will the new Congress bring? (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“Both parties will have a stake in shoring-up the institution and putting the government back on the right track,” writes Don Wolfensberger.


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