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June 4, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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YALI at 10 [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]The U.S. government’s Young African Leaders Initiative is a powerful investment in a rising generation of thinkers and doers who are the continent’s greatest resource. Watch highlights from the Initiative’s 10th Anniversary Summit—hosted by the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the Wilson Center's Africa Program—and see Africa’s future take shape before your eyes.


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Ten Years of the Federal Games Guild (FGG) and the Emergence of Learning Games in Education Forging a New Path in Russian Politics: A Conversation with Lyubov Sobol
Constance Steinkuehler, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, says getting games into the classroom requires that “you actually listen to teachers who will tell you when they're helpful.” Russian opposition leader Lyubov Sobol says the state’s legal harassment pulls her focus away from battling corruption and political campaigning. “It is revenge,” she says. “And intimidation as well.”


[link removed] [[link removed]] Defending Democracy
The world was shocked by Belarus’ hijacking of a commercial airliner in May 2021 to effect the arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich. This week, the Wilson Center and Ratiu Family Foundation named Protasevich as the latest recipient of the Ratiu Democracy Prize and Fellowship in recognition of work that Wilson Center President, Director and CEO Mark Green says “inspires thousands in Belarus and millions around the world.”


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Challenging the Norms of Warfare: Historical Perspectives from Yemen and Iraq Zelensky’s Presidency at the Two-Year Mark
Saddam Hussein “was one of the first—to his credit—to realize that the Khomeini and the Iranian Revolution is not just a coup d’état,” says former Global Fellow Joseph Sassoon. “It was a fundamental change.” Mykhailo Minakov says Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration remains unchallenged despite failures in governance and unmet expectations: “If the Zelensky team ever fails, it will be of its own doing.”


NOW Logo [[link removed]]Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam: Their Relevance Today
Ambassador Akbar Ahmed’s new book, Flying Man, Aristotle, and the Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam argues that Islam’s golden age is a bridge between East and West today. He is joined by Virginia’s Secretary of Education, Atif Qarni, who discusses the commonwealth’s history curriculum, and his own experiences as a Muslim-American in politics.
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Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam: Their Relevance Today
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Ground Truth Briefing | Mexico's Mid-Term Elections [[link removed]]Monday, June 7 // 9–9:45am (ET)
Biden's First International Trip: Expectations and Realities [[link removed]]Tuesday, June 8 // 10–11:00am (ET)
Untapped Potential: Women, Leadership, and Water Diplomacy in the Middle East [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 9 // 9–10:30am (ET)
The State of Play in Brasília [[link removed]]Wednesday, June 9 // 2–3:30pm (ET)
“Baby Bust”: The Impact of COVID-19 on Declining Fertility Rates [[link removed]]Thursday, June 10 // 9–10:30am (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Colombia Needs Our Help (Washington Examiner) [[link removed]]
“Colombians have been resilient and extremely generous,” writes Eddy Acevedo, “but they need to know that they are not alone.”
World's Largest Beef Supplier Is The Latest Target In Ransomware Attack [[link removed]] (Here & Now /WBUR) [[link removed]]
Ransomware attacks are a burgeoning business model that needs to be broken, says Meg King. “And, unfortunately, the food processing industry is a big and soft target .”
Mexico's AMLO Presses for Victory and Country's “Fourth Transformation” (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“The impact of the June 6 voting could be very substantial for Mexico, for the shape of its democracy, and indirectly for U.S.-Mexico relations,” writes Earl Anthony Wayne.
Diversifying Middle East Policy (Policy People) [[link removed]]
Merissa Khurma observes that the recent violence in Gaza “was testimony to why the U.S. cannot disengage from the region, [and] why U.S. leadership is absolutely necessary and important.”


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