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June 11, 2021

Wilson Weekly

Testing The Ties That Bind

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare long-standing vulnerabilities in U.S. and global supply chains. Can democracies play a key role in securing them – and building new resilience? A new report by the Helsinki Commission, published as part of the Wilson Center’s Critical Supply Chains Initiative, notes that “threats to U.S. supply chains are heightened and compounded by the weak rule of law and poor governance that are characteristic of authoritarian governments.”

EVENT | Audio & Quotes

Ground Truth Briefing | Mexico's Mid-Term Elections

“The main message is that Mexican democracy is not one color only,” says Wilson Center Global Fellow Carlos Heredia, “but it is plural and diverse.”

EVENT | Video & quotes

Biden’s First International Trip: Expectations and Realities

"There'll be a new emphasis on what's called ‘resilience,’” observes Wilson Center Global Europe Program Director Dan Hamilton. “The… arteries that keep our free societies open are susceptible now to disruptive attack or change.”

Senate Passes U.S. Innovation & Competition Act

Spelling Out the Future

Passage of the U.S. Innovation & Competition Act in the U.S. Senate has put one of the key elements of 5G technology – the radio access network (RAN) – at the center of policy discussions. Let a new video (Virtualized RAN, Cloud RAN, and Open RAN: Making Sense of the 5G RAN Alphabet Soup) and policy paper (Open RAN and 5G: Looking Beyond the National Security Hype) get you up to speed on this key technology.

Blog Post| Stubborn Things

Displacement, the Amazon Rainforest, and Chinese Fishing Fleets

“A study in Nature predicts that the Amazon will flip from carbon sink to carbon source in the next 15 years—decades before even the most conservative climate models had assumed,” writes Wilson Center President and CEO Mark Green.

EVENT | Video & quotes

Challenges to Russia's Independent Media: A Conversation with Meduza's Galina Timchenko

“Our audience is the most “dangerous” audience for the Kremlin,” says Meduza CEO Galina Timchenko, “because they are activists who stand against fake elections and who stand for Alexei Navalny and his anti-corruption [activities].”

Cyber Espionage: National Security in the Digital Age

Cyber espionage? Cyberattacks? The Science and Technology Innovation Program’s Meg King and Melissa Griffith discuss the spate of ransomware attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure – and how the U.S. government and businesses are responding to threats from state actors and criminal groups.

Cyber Espionage: National Security in the Digital Age

Upcoming Events

The Ties That Bind

Tuesday, June 15 // 11am–12:30pm (ET)

Mexico: Results of the Mid-term Elections

Tuesday, June 15 // 12–1pm (ET)

Advancing Pride: The Road Ahead to Empower Asia's LGBTQ Communities

Tuesday, June 15 // 2–3pm (ET)

The Refugee Question in the Middle East: Towards Sustainable Solutions

Thursday, June 17 // 10:30am–12:00pm (ET)

Disease-Related Stigmas, Their Origins, Their Persistence, and Have We Learned Anything to Stop Them? A Comparative Look at HIV/AIDS and COVID-19

Friday, June 18 // 12–1pm (ET)

Wilson In the News

VP Harris Meets With Mexico’s President (MSNBC)

“Here in Mexico City, as in Washington, there is a regrettable lack of understanding of the reality on the ground,” says Duncan Wood. “This is a humanitarian tragedy.”

Justice Department Seizes $2.3 Million In Cryptocurrency Ransom (WBUR)

“We know that the Justice Department was able to obtain [the] information to unlock the funds and transfer them,” says Meg King.

The Biden-Putin Summit: Nothing To Reset But Expectations (War On The Rocks)

“Despite the obvious personal animosity between the two leaders,” writes Matthew Rojansky, “official Kremlin readouts of Biden and Putin’s discussions this year have underscored the ‘open and businesslike’ tone of the conversations.”

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