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January 29, 2021

Wilson Weekly

The Wilson Center Once Again Named A Top 10 Think Tank Worldwide

The Wilson Center’s global expertise and strength in regional studies was acknowledged by the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, with a bevy of top tier rankings — and designation as a Center of Excellence in Regional Studies.

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Report Launch | Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online

Nina Jankowicz notes that one interviewee for a new study says online harassment campaigns “have the effect of grinding away your resistance…I almost see it as a type of psychological warfare technique.”

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The Congressman Howard Wolpe Award and Conversation on Africa: A Fireside Chat with Congressmember Karen Bass

“With the amazing changes occurring in Africa at this moment,” observes award recipient Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), “there is no greater need than for the United States to seize the opportunity to reset our relationship with the continent.”

New Leadership at the Wilson Center

Meet Ambassador Mark Green, who brings impressive achievements in diplomacy, politics, and administration to his new role as President, Director and CEO of the Wilson Center.

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2021 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is optimistic about what he is hearing on climate issues from Biden nominees: “No matter what office you’re nominated for in his cabinet, you’re being asked to get ready to do good work on climate.”

Expert Analysis

Alexei Navalny's Arrest Sparks Nationwide Protests

Kennan Institute Senior Advisor Sergey Parkhomenko says that "Putin's personal corruption has never been demonstrated as convincingly as Navalny has now."

Podcast | Need to Know

Who's Impeachin' Who - A Dose of History from Brenda Wineapple

Author Brenda Wineapple says Andrew Johnson’s impeachment came when unilateral actions on Reconstruction alienated three disparate wings of the Republican party and “managed to unify them all.”

Watch & Listen

The 19th Hijacker: A Novel of 9/11

Upcoming Events

Low-Cost and Open Source Tools: Next Steps for Science and Policy

February 1, 2021 // 3:30pm – 5pm

Ninth Annual U.S.-Mexico Security Conference: Part 2

February 2, 2021 // 10am – 12 pm

Wilson China Fellowship Conference 2021

February 3-4, 2021 // 10am – 4pm

The Future of U.S.-Mexico relations

February 3, 2021 // 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Wilson In the News

Where Great Powers Meet (C-SPAN)

Robert Daly and Stapleton Roy lead a discussion with author and former Asia Program Director David Shambaugh about his new book, Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia.

How to Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal (The Hill)

In a piece co-authored with Chuck Hagel, Baroness Catherine Ashton urges world leaders to take “a clear view of the perils and actions necessary for sustainable security in the Middle East.”

North Korea: Why VP Kamala Harris Should Meet With Kim Yo-Jong (The National Interest)

Seong-Chang Cheong argues that the new Vice President’s leadership “would allay fears in Seoul that the North Korean nuclear issue is not a top priority for the new administration.”

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