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August 6, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Finding an End Game in Kosovo [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]Can resolving Kosovo’s status create a stronger and more democratic neighborhood? A new report from the Global Europe Program’s Working Group on the Western Balkans says this essential step will stymie regional autocratic regimes, ensure territorial integrity, and end long-running disputes.
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Going Digital: Privacy & Cybersecurity in Latin America Waste Management in the Shadows in China
"Businesses cannot thrive if they don’t know exactly what they’re complying with,” says Dave Sloan, Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer for Global Market development. “So setting clear rules upfront is an absolute prerequisite.” “Household waste generation nearly doubled in less than 20 years and keeps growing quickly,” observes Beijing University professor Tong Xin, so China has focused on building “modern waste disposal facilities” to handle it.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Blog Post | The Russia FileBlockading the Ballot Box
One way Putin keeps his opponents from power? Disqualify them from running. “The Russian authorities have powerful tools at their disposal to ban practically any candidate from any election,” writes Russian election watchdog Stanislav Andreychuk.
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Fighting Corruption and Strengthening Democracy: Lessons from Central America Stubborn Things
Watch a discussion in Spanish with prominent regional officials about how corruption remains a key driver of migration in the Northern Triangle – and what can be done to combat it. Wilson Center President, Director, and CEO, Ambassador Mark Green examines the case of missing Yezidis, China’s surprising World Bank classification, and tumult in Tunisia.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]India's "Strategic Autonomy"
Why is India so selective – and even wary – of making treaties? Asia Program Deputy Director Michael Kugelman discusses his new article in the Summer 2021 issue of The Wilson Quarterly on this key question in global security with WQ Editor Richard Byrne.
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Upcoming Events
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Commemorating Wilson in an Age of Racial Reckoning [[link removed]]Monday, Aug. 9 // 1–2:30pm (ET)
Update on the Victims of Sinjar: The Need to Locate Thousands of Missing Yezidis [[link removed]]Tuesday, Aug. 10 // 10–11:30am (ET)
Seventh Annual Building a Competitive U.S.- Mexico Border [[link removed]]Tuesday–Wednesday, Aug. 10–11 // 3–5pm (ET)
#YALI4Ag: Youth Innovating for Resilient Agriculture International Youth Day Event [[link removed]]Thursday, Aug. 12 // 8:30am–12:30pm (ET)
Hindsight Up Front: Afghanistan | Ambassador Mark Green in Conversation with H.R. McMaster [[link removed]]Thursday, Aug. 12 // 10–10:45am (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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U.S. Schools Aim To Lure Foreign Students Back Who Shied Away During The Pandemic (NPR) [[link removed]]
“They need the tuition,” says Robert Daly. “They need full, four-year, out-of-state tuition payers. They've become addicted to this money.”
U.S. Charm Offensive In SEA (BFM 89.9) [[link removed]]
“There’s been a lot of skepticism about how committed the U.S. is to allocating more resources to [Southeast Asia] – a region that has long been neglected,” observes Michael Kugelman.


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