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September 27, 2019
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It’s Meg King….or Maybe It’s a Deep Fake [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]][[link removed]] Need to Know Podcast
“Deepfakes could save the world,” says Meg King, director of the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program. The same generative adversarial network (or GAN) technology used by bad actors to craft deceptive political videos also may be a positive force in healthcare, intelligence gathering, and structural modeling. What threats and opportunities do deepfakes pose in 2020 and beyond?
Challenges and Opportunities for Euro-Mideast Diplomacy [[link removed]]
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“The problem with all the Middle East peace initiatives, whether they were U.S. initiatives, European initiatives, local initiatives, regional initiatives,” says The Honorable Nasser Judeh, former Foreign Minister of Jordan, “is that they never cross the finish line.”
End of an Era? Uruguay’s Unexpectedly Close Election [[link removed]]
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Will Uruguay’s Frente Amplio (Broad Front) progressive coalition lose power in October’s general election? A panel of experts on Uruguay’s politics and economy assessed what the Frente’s poor performance in June primaries may hold in store in the coming weeks of electoral campaigning.
The Northern Northern Border: Homeland Security Priorities in the Arctic [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] Congressional Testimony
In testimony before the House Homeland Subcommittee on Transportation & Maritime Security, Polar Institute Director Mike Sfraga observed that “we often hear the Arctic is an emerging issue. I disagree. The Arctic has emerged…. It is no longer an isolated or remote region; rather it is a critical component of our global political, economic, social, physical, and security landscape.”
Wilson in the News
Five myths about Ukraine (The Washington Post) [[link removed]]
Nina Jankowicz debunks misconceptions about a nation in the news – including the much-used misnomer of the country’s name as “the Ukraine.”
Iran tensions overshadow Trump visit to UN General Assembly (MSNBC) [[link removed]]
A focus on strengthening the [Iran] deal, rather than walking away from it, would represent a foreign policy win for President Donald J. Trump, says Wilson Center Director & CEO Jane Harman.
U.S. Terrorism Policy Paved the Way for China’s Repression (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
"Iran’s allies in the axis of resistance have, in turn, entered politics, transforming armed movements into powerful players in governments that decide policy," writes Robin Wright.
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