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April 23, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Public Health in a Time of Pandemic [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]The new issue of The Wilson Quarterly examines what lessons we have learned in the past year about battling a global outbreak such as SARS-CoV-2—as well as first-person accounts of life and work in the dark COVID-19 winter of 2020-21.
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The Ocean: Turning a Climate Change Problem into a Solution Hydrogen – Fuel of the Future?
"We have to maintain habitat," says coastal oceanographer Jenny Brown. "The more we're building at the coast, the more we're losing at the coast, and people are starting to see that." Siemens Energy Deputy Vice President Katy Perry says California’s hydrogen future is highly water-dependent: “It's wonderful that California offers so many tax incentives, but water is hard to come by.”
[link removed] [[link removed]] Earth Day: The Biden Administration and Climate
President Biden brought the U.S. back into the Paris Accords. Now what? Wilson Center experts offer analysis on the new administration’s plans to tackle the climate crisis—and integrates its actions with domestic economic recovery and foreign policy imperatives.
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Offshore Energy: Favorable Winds for Renewables? Together Towards a Sustainable Arctic
Bill White, Avangrid Renewables’ Head of U.S. Offshore Wind, says Europe’s head start in the industry means “Americans are going to be learning from Europeans, primarily.” Hear Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Iceland’s Foreign Minister, speak about his nation’s accomplishments during its two years at the helm of the Arctic Council—and where the region is headed now.
[link removed] [[link removed]] Podcast | Need To KnowBroken Politics? A Conversation with Former Hill Staffers
“There’s a lot of camaraderie built around being in those rooms until three o’clock in the morning in the Capitol,” says former Hill staffer Monica Pham. “Hammering out language.”
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Brazil’s COVID-19 Crisis: Out of Control?
Slater Family Fellow and Brazil Institute Senior Associate Anya Prusa analyzes the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Brazil, and how a huge influx of patients has driven its healthcare system to a breaking point.
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Upcoming Events
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Energy Efficiency Buildings as a Pathway to Carbon Neutrality in the U.S. and China [[link removed]]Monday, April 26 // 9–10:15 a.m. (ET)
Supporting Sustainable Development in the Arctic: Estonia's Role in Advancing Arctic Collaboration [[link removed]]Monday, April 26 // 10–11 a.m. (ET)
The Future of Africa-UK Relations Post-Brexit [[link removed]]Wednesday, April 28 // 9–10 a.m. (ET)
No-Win War: The Paradox of U.S.-Pakistan Relations in Afghanistan's Shadow (Book Launch) [[link removed]]Thursday, April 29 // 11 a.m.–12 p.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Countering China’s Military Challenge, Today (Defense One) [[link removed]]
In a piece co-authored with Eric Sayers, Abraham Denmark writes that “the U.S. military should continue to aim to field and deploy forces that deny Beijing its operational and political objectives.”
Why Erin O’Toole is Talking about Carbon (Politico) [[link removed]]
“For more than a decade,” observes Lisa Raitt, “Conservative candidates have opposed a carbon tax. But in the coming election, they will be supporting a tariff charged on carbon.”
Putin Has Huge Problem If Navalny Dies (Bloomberg) [[link removed]]
Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita Jane Harman says that “the Navalny situation is outrageous…[Putin] will be more of a pariah on the world stage.”
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