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May 28, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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A Conversation with Iván Duque Márquez, President of the Republic of Colombia [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]In an exclusive Wilson Center event, President Márquez spoke directly about the challenges posed by civil unrest and pandemic in Colombia, and articulated his vision of the way forward.
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Beyond #StopAsianHate: The Way Forward for Asian Americans and Public Policy Prescriptions Is Civil Unrest the Future of the Americas?
“If our voices as Asian Pacific American actors are not part of the solution,” says Washington State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, “then, unfortunately, we get glossed over in those solutions.” “These protests have the power to lift some of these issues up,” says Brazil Institute Senior Associate Anya Prusa, “and make them of interest to the political class.”


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As the U.S. celebrated Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May 2021, the Wilson Center shined a spotlight on the voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Catch up on all of the discussion and debate at our AAPI Heritage Month page.
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Democracy and Real Politics in Post-Soviet Ukraine Abdicating Responsibility: Political Parties in Egypt
“In 1991, the Ukrainian people made a historical choice in favor of independence, democracy and a free market,” observes Focus Ukraine’s Editor-In-Chief Mikhail Minakov. “Their vision of a fully sovereign democratic and prosperous state has been only partially fulfilled.” Marina Ottaway writes that a neutered political landscape suits Egypt’s rulers, and “it is unlikely the country can move toward democracy unless independent parties emerge again.”


NOW Logo [[link removed]]The Past, Present, and Future of the Arctic Council
Polar Institute analysts Michaela Stith, Evan Bloom, and Ambassador David Balton recap the recent Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting. What’s ahead for the region as Russia takes the Council chair for the next two years?
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Podcast | Need to KnowThe Time Is Now: John Cena and the China Reaction
"As of 2020... China is now the biggest theatrical box office," says Wilson China Fellow Aynne Kokas. "Meaning when movies debut, it's more important for them to have big numbers in China than it is for them to have big numbers in the United States."
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Upcoming Events
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Osirak 40 Years Later: Historical Reflections on the Raid [[link removed]]Tuesday, June 1 // 9am—12:30pm (ET)
Ten Years of the Federal Games Guild (FGG) and the Emergence of Learning Games in Education [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 2 // 12–1pm (ET)
Forging a New Path in Russian Politics: A Conversation with Lyubov Sobol [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 2 // 2:30–3:30pm (ET)
Esports & Education: How HBCUs are Leveling the Field [[link removed]]Friday, June 4 // 12–4pm (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Kim Jong Un Tries To Fortify Power In North Korea (Here and Now / WBUR) [[link removed]]
"We have so little access right now," says Jean Lee. "North Korea shut its borders. Just sealed its borders in January 2020. There's been almost no traffic. Very few foreign diplomats are there. No Western journalists."
EU Sanctions Belarus for Arresting Journalist in Ryanair ‘Hijacking’ (PBS News Hour) [[link removed]]
“This is an attempt to actually grab, to snatch out of midair someone who's viewed as an enemy of the regime,” observes Matthew Rojansky. “It really is an act of terrorism.”
Asia’s Quad Power (conversation six) [[link removed]]
Abraham Denmark says reviving the Asian Quad (U.S., Japan, Australia and India) is “a way to demonstrate that American power is as broad and deep as many see Chinese efforts to build its influence in the region.”
Inclusive and Transparent Dialogue Can Fix Fragile U.S. Supply Chains (The Hill) [[link removed]]
Duncan Wood and Alexandra Helfgott write that a White House review of supply chains will only succeed “if the administration engages stakeholders effectively and works towards creating more transparent supply chains.”


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