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May 14, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Improving the WASH Cycle [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]Billions of dollars have been spent to create universal access to WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). How far have we come? A discussion sparked by the Wilson Center and Circle of Blue’s WASH Within Reach project assesses the progress thus far.
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THING Tank: Introducing Converging Communities A Conversation with President Laurentino Cortizo of Panama
Low-cost and open source hardware can change how science happens. A new Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) initiative is exploring how this powerful technology interacts with communities. Citing progress on issues including migration, organized crime, and drugs, President Cortizo noted that Panama’s “relationship with the U.S. is a very good relationship. It is a strategic relationship—obviously—and operational.”


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Spring 2021Bringing the World Home
Riley Jones, MD, shares the story of his year battling COVID-19 in the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital’s unit for acute and ICU-overflow patients: “COVID has highlighted how quickly a rich country can become resource-poor.”
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China’s Soft Power Projection in Africa At the Crossroads: COVID-19, Racism, and Disinformation
Wilson Center Fellow Maria Repnikova observes that “China is now the number one training destination for African elites, including journalists. A thousand {African journalists] are trained there every year.” “When America has experienced fear,” says Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), “minority communities have been scapegoated.”


NOW Logo [[link removed]]The Wilson Quarterly Spring 2021: Focus on the Pandemic
COVID-19 has underscored the crucial relationship between politics and public health. Watch contributors to the new issue of the Wilson Quarterly discuss varied global responses to a catastrophic pandemic.
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Upcoming Events
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Vaccinating the World in 2021 [[link removed]]May 17, 2021 // 11–11:45 am
Yezidis in Iraq & Syria: Genocide, Recovery & Geopolitical Challenges [[link removed]]May 19, 2021 // 1–2:30 pm
North America 2.0 | Strengthening Security and Tapping Talent Across the Continent [[link removed]]May 19, 2021 // 2:30–5 pm
Myanmar’s Present and Future: Views from the National Unity Government [[link removed]]May 20, 2021 // 9–11:30 am
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Wilson In the News
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Biden Administration Looks to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal (Fox News) [[link removed]]
“If we go back into the deal,” says James Jeffrey,” [Iran] will be restricted as they were back in 2015, 2016, and 2017.”
Biden Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order Following Colonial Pipeline Hack (All Things Considered/NPR) [[link removed]]
Matthew Rojansky observes that conversations next month between the U.S. and Russia may “build a little bit of working trust and possibly establish an actual framework that looks like arms control.”
Colombia Crisis (France 24) [[link removed]]
“This is urban Colombia, which is about 80 percent of the country, coming out and showing its grievance,” says Cynthia J. Arnson.


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