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May 21, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Science Stack: Tools Within Reach [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]Low-cost and open source hardware—the physical tools used to generate data and make new discoveries—is transforming the way science is done. In recognition of National Week of Making, the new interactive, "Science Stack: Tools Within Reach" showcases key innovations.


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Vaccinating the World in 2021 Heightened Political Repression in Russia: A Conversation with Vladimir Kara-Murza
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for developing “institutional capacity” in nations: “This is probably the biggest challenge of governance that the world has ever known.” “A Russian politician has to be in Russia,” observes opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza. “It’s as simple as that. The biggest gift we could give to the Kremlin would be to run away and it’s just not going to happen.”


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North America 2.0 | Strengthening Security and Tapping Talent Across the Continent Myanmar’s Present and Future: Views from the National Unity Government
Watch as political and business leaders, diplomats, and scholars discuss the enhanced continental cooperation on migration, security, trade and other issues envisioned in Wilson Center’s North America 2.0 project. The military coup in Myanmar poses immense challenges for rule of law and regional security. Mynamar’s National Unity Government Minister of Foreign Affairs Zin Mar Aung discusses the stakes and solutions with legislators and scholars.


NOW Logo [[link removed]]Insanity Defense: A Policy Memoir About National Security
Hear Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita of the Wilson Center Jane Harman discuss the perils of failures to confront tough national security policy issues – and suggest how the U.S. can move toward a safer future.
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Insanity Defense: A Policy Memoir About National Security
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Upcoming Events
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YALI Summit | Ten Plus Ten: YALI and United States Look Back, and Ahead, Together [[link removed]]May 24-25, 2021 // 8:30am–12:30 pm
Beyond #StopAsianHate: The Way Forward for Asian Americans and Public Policy Prescriptions [[link removed]]May 25, 2021 // 2–3:00pm
Wilson and the Politics of Race [[link removed]]May 26, 2021 // 1:00–2:30pm
Directions in Antarctic Diplomacy [[link removed]]May 27, 2021 // 10–11:00am
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Wilson In the News
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South Korean President to Meet Biden at White House (VOA) [[link removed]]
Jean Lee observes that this week’s summit will "send a signal to the North that [President] Moon has [President] Biden's ear, which is a position of strength that Moon is keen to establish."
Israel’s attempts to silence journalists are not new (Washington Post) [[link removed]]
David Ottaway recalls his 1983 experience as a reporter in Beirut, writing that “at one point, the IDF even gave us a deadline to clear out of the Commodore [Hotel].”
When Assessing Geopolitical Risks of Geoengineering, Don’t Assume the Future Will Look Like the Past (CFR) [[link removed]]
Elizabeth Chalecki says arguments against regulating commons-based geoengineering rest "on two traditional but increasingly outdated assumptions: that a weapon must be precise and targeted, and that a war is short and kinetic."


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