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December 18, 2020

Wilson Weekly

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Climate change poses critical security risks. Early action is essential to manage or reduce extreme weather and climate-related disruptions. Working with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and NOAA, the Wilson Center has developed a framework to improve predictive capabilities for climate-related security risks.

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The War in Afghanistan: Perspectives from U.S. Veterans

“While I was serving” says former Marine Captain Olivia Garard, “the idea was to keep pushing it and taking it to the Taliban, to give a stable enough platform to negotiate for the peace process.”

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Addressing the Gender Gap in Russian Science

Historian Olga Valkova observes that the first generation of Soviet women scientists “were part of the Soviet elite, but they became a minority among a minority. Their younger sisters were not so lucky."

Ready to Reopen?

Cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada has been restricted to essential journeys. A new Wilson Center Task Force on Public Health and the US-Canadian Border will answer an essential question: “How can the United States and Canada restore public confidence in the shared border?”

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Foreign Policy is Climate Policy

“Multilateralism is back,” observed UK Shadow Secretary for Justice, MP David Lammy, “and climate is the multilateral challenge of the moment.”

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Maryland and Ontario Team Up

At a signing event with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Ontario Premier Doug Ford lauded a new strategic and investment agreement between state and province: “We blazing a new trail here.”

PODCAST | America’s 360

Biden's Americas Strategy

Former Senior Director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the NSC Dan Restrepo says that while U.S. pressure has played a powerful role, “Mexico has migration policies for reasons that are Mexican as well.”

Watch & Listen

The Aftermath of Venezuela's Elections

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Political Fallout: Nuclear Weapons Testing and the Making of a Global Environmental Crisis

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Wilson In the News

A Crisis of Confidence (Foreign Affairs)

“If Biden wants his presidency to succeed in foreign policy, he must restore integrity to the U.S. national security process,” writes Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO Jane Harman.

Warming Arctic with Less Ice Heats Up Cold War Tensions (PBS News Hour)

“As the Northern Sea Route becomes more accessible,” observes Mike Sfraga, “you'll see more activity there. There will be money to be made.”

Navigating a Nation of Metro and Rural Viewpoints (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Blair A. Ruble writes that “what it means to be ‘metropolitan’ has emerged as a critical fulcrum for charting the nation’s political future. Will the knitting of cities and suburbs continue?

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