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March 12, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Women’s History at Wilson [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]How is the Wilson Center celebrating Women’s History Month? Our dedicated web page is collecting a range of events, videos, and essays—including a Twitter chat that kicked off festivities earlier this month.
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Closing the Gender Gap: Empowering Women's Economic Participation The Path Forward for Brazil-U.S. Relations
"Talent has no gender, no nationality," says Softtek President and CEO Blanca Treviño "And we are in such a need of talent that if you, as a company, as a community…do not want [women] to have access, you're missing 50 percent of that [talent]." "Brazil is not a country for beginners," says Columbia University Forum Director Nick Zimmerman. "The good news is that the new U.S. team is not composed of beginners...They know what the bilateral relationship can deliver."


[link removed] [[link removed]] A Way Forward for Venezuela
What’s the way forward in Venezuela? Latin American Program Director Cynthia Arnson offered views on the options for U.S. policy before a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee.
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When the Chips are Down: Navigating Strengths and Strategic Vulnerabilities in the Semiconductor Industry Media Bans, Free Speech, and Disinformation in Ukraine
Semiconductor demand and shortages are not just a pandemic phenomenon, says Susie Armstrong, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm. "Those things are just harbingers of the demand that is to come." Ukraine has long been the laboratory for Russian disinformation campaigns. Recently, President Zelensky signed a decree sanctioning three television stations affiliated with Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin. Speakers discuss whether bans like this are effective.


[link removed] [[link removed]] EVENT & PODCAST | Video & quotesPower Plays
Watch a book event for Master Negotiator —Global Fellow Diana Negroponte’s new book on James Baker III—and listen to her discussion [[link removed]] with Aaron Jones on our Need to Know podcast.


NOW Logo [[link removed]]Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Global Fellow Philippa Strum discusses the life and legacy of her friend, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as her forthcoming book on Ginsburg’s influence on gender equality law.
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Upcoming Events
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The Fall of Reza Shah: The Abdication, Exile, and Death of Modern Iran’s Founder [[link removed]]March 15, 2021 // 4–5:30pm
The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners [[link removed]]March 16, 2021 // 9–10:45am
10 Years in Nepal: What the Hariyo Ban Program Taught Us about Integrating Community Resilience, Climate Adaptation, and Biodiversity Conservation [[link removed]]March 18, 2021 // 9–10:30am
Beating Covid-19: Transatlantic Scientific Cooperation during the Pandemic [[link removed]]March 18, 2021 // 10–11am
Fortifying the Future: Assessing the Homeland Security Mission in the Decade Ahead [[link removed]]March 19, 2021 // 11–12pm
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Wilson In the News
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The New Doctrine of Joe Biden (The Hill) [[link removed]]
President Emerita Jane Harman writes that one aim of President Biden’s foreign policy doctrine “is to engage Americans, and this new approach has a great chance to engage Congress and mobilize public opinion.”
“The Border Is Not Open” (NPR) [[link removed]]
"Central American leaders got a free pass from the Trump administration, and that legacy is plain to see," says Benjamin Gedan. "Foreign aid is not bags of cash handed to foreign leaders."
We Need Renewed Dialogue Among Security Forces in the Arctic (Arctic Today) [[link removed]]
Sherri Goodman observes that a venue for Arctic nations to air security issues would “build confidence and reduce risk from accidents that could lead to miscalculation or escalation.”


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