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At the Crossroads: COVID-19, Racism, and Disinformation [[link removed]]Thursday, May 13 // 1–2 pm (ET)
For more than a year, we have been fighting three viruses: COVID-19, racism, and disinformation. For Asian Americans, concerns about COVID-19 are accompanied by fears of violence, with the number of reported attacks on Asian Americans surging during the pandemic by as much as 145%, according to a recent study [[link removed]] by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. One cause of this increase is disinformation campaigns that specifically tie the spread of the pandemic to racist narratives, scapegoating Asian communities and Asian Americans as the agents for COVID-19.
Join us for a program that will shed light on this convergence, by examining the impact disinformation has had on Asian American communities, and its impact on our global standing.
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Still to Come This Week
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Latin America's Digital Divide: Overcoming Persistent Gaps [[link removed]]Monday, May 10 // 2–3:30 pm (ET)
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare—and exacerbated—virtually all of long-standing inequalities in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Among the most egregious has been the digital divide: only 45.5 percent of Latin American households have broadband access, and the average gap in internet usage between the top and bottom quintile of earners is about 40 percent. To discuss these gaps along with strategies for overcoming them, join the Wilson Center's Latin American Program and Science and Technology Innovation Program for a discussion with regional experts.
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Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States [[link removed]]Monday, May 10 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through Alex Wellerstein’s efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the U.S. nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early twenty-first century.
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Sino-Russian Relations in Recent Years [[link removed]]Tuesday, May 11 // 8–9 am (ET)
As conflict grows between the United States and Russia, Russia has strengthened its relations with China. In an event co-sponsored by the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center at Hokkaido University, David Wolff will provide an update on the key planks in the partnership between China and Russia. These include economic ties, military cooperation, leadership chemistry, relations in border areas and historical legacies. He will also consider the shared and divergent goals of these two great powers.
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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 a.m. (ET)
Join a special session featuring groundbreaking reporting on one of the most stubborn challenges in human history—universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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China’s Soft Power Projection in Africa [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 12 // 10–11:30 am (ET)
Join us for an examination of one of the largest PR campaigns in history, its role in great power competition, and the views of Africans who are often overlooked in discussions of soft power.
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Race to the Top? Electric Vehicles as a Road to Carbon Neutrality in the U.S. and China [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 12 // 2–3:15 pm (ET)
The year of the Ox came riding in on an electric vehicle with both the U.S. and Chinese governments accelerating their efforts to expand EV markets, but each country is taking a different approach. This move towards low-carbon transport could be a game-changer to reach carbon neutrality goals as transportation is the number one source of carbon emissions in the U.S., and the second-largest source in China.
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A Conversation with President Laurentino Cortizo of Panama [[link removed]]Thursday, May 13 // 10:30–11:30 am (ET)
The latest in our series of “Crisis Conversations,” dialogues with Latin American leaders about overcoming policy challenges during this pandemic.
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