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May 7, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Russia and the Middle East [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]The Middle East is a complex neighborhood. How has Russia’s increasing presence changed the equation? A new report assesses how U.S. relationships and priorities are shifting with Russia’s emergence as a key player—and our launch event for the report further explores this key regional dynamic.
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The Ever-Changing Past: Why All History is Revisionist History Book Talk: In the Jaws of the Crocodile
“Revisionist history has been with us since the beginning,” says author James M. Banner, Jr. “It’s simply wrong to think…that revisionist history is somehow a product of the awful post-1960s decades.” Soviet-era satirist Emil Draitser says “I was proud that I never wrote anything of—say—glory to the system. I always criticized it and I thought I did the right thing and then nothing bad would come out of it.”


[link removed] [[link removed]] PODCAST | Need to KnowWeaving Noise: Xinjiang, China and the World
Bradley Jardine says China’s policy toward its Uighur minority changed in 2014, when its leaders determined that “development was not enough” to integrate the community into China’s society.
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Global Britain: The Future of the United Kingdom’s Security, Defense, Development and Foreign Policy Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut
“We will compete with China in invention,” says Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, British Ambassador to the U.S. “We will push back if security and our security interests are threatened…but we also are ready to collaborate and cooperate on big global challenges in the multilateral system.” New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle recalls realizing that there was a story in “ a privately run company owned by a swashbuckling British billionaire…building rocket ships in the middle of the desert that are being flown at supersonic speeds.”


NOW Logo [[link removed]]Climate Change and the Brave New World of Geoengineering
Environmental Change & Security Program Research Fellow Beth Chalecki assesses the state of geoengineering – deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system to combat climate change.
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Upcoming Events
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50 Years and Billions Spent: New Reporting Shows Universal Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Draws Closer to Epic Goal Despite Global Pandemic [[link removed]]Tuesday, May 11 // 9–11 am (ET)
China’s Soft Power Projection in Africa [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 12 // 10–11:30 am (ET)
A Conversation with President Laurentino Cortizo of Panama [[link removed]]Thursday, May 13 // 10:30–11:30 am (ET)
At the Crossroads: COVID-19, Racism, and Disinformation [[link removed]]Thursday, May 13 // 1–2 pm (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Why I Support Biden’s Approach to Ukraine (Kyiv Post) [[link removed]]
Matthew Rojansky writes that “recent concentrations of Russian forces along Ukraine’s border appeared to be a signal of Moscow’s readiness to act again in violation of Ukrainian sovereignty.”
U.S. has Given 'Huge Signal of Support' to Ukraine (BBC/Yahoo News) [[link removed]]
Nina Jankowicz says conflicts with Russia are hampering Ukraine's accession to NATO, observing that "NATO allies [are] less likely to engage with countries where that's happening."
Blinken Meeting with G7 Allies Amid Growing Challenges from China, Russia (CBS News) [[link removed]]
“China may think it can outcompete us,” says James Jeffrey. “It cannot outcompete the rest of the developed world.”
A Forthright Plea to Opposing Party Wings in Congress (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“Members can be committed institutionalists and still be strong partisans,” writes Don Wolfensberger
Biden's First 100 Days Prove He was Ready to Govern (Canberra Times) [[link removed]]
Charles Edel writes that “Biden's relatively high approval rating is likely to help support his ambitious foreign policy agenda.”


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