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August 20, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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The Deteriorating Situation in Afghanistan: Expertise from the Wilson Center [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]Tap into the depth of regional knowledge in Wilson Center programs with a collection of expert observations on how the world is reacting to events in Afghanistan – as well as programming from the Center’s Hindsight Up Front initiative [[link removed]] .
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#YALI4Ag: Youth Innovating for Resilient Agriculture International Youth Day Event Venezuela’s Elusive Transition: Toward a New Path
Agriculture is the backbone of Africa’s economic development and its quest for food security. How will a rising generation of young Africans play a more central role in ensuring success? A rich program of events explores how this key sector on the continent can become more resilient. As negotiations commence between officials of the Venezuelan government and members of its political opposition, a new study from the Latin American Program explores how prospects for a peaceful end to that nation’s autocratic regime can be improved.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Blog Post | Stubborn ThingsAfghanistan's Women, Special Immigrant Visas, and Educational Dreams
Wilson Center President, Director, and CEO Mark Green examines growing roles for women, a lack of urgency on immigrant visas, and the growing youthfulness of the population in troubled Afghanistan.
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Combating Insecurity and Demanding Justice: Indigenous Communities in Mexico Unpacking Transparency to Support Ethical AI
Mexico’s 25.7 million Indigenous-identifying individuals and over 68 nationally recognized languages offer great possibilities and challenges. A new video explores the status of Mexico’s Indigenous communities in a moment of persecution, forced displacement, and civil rights violations. Trustworthiness in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key challenge for the public and policymakers. But how best to solve it? A new report outlines a multipronged approach to AI transparency – and offers a look at key questions and best practices to achieve it.
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The Global Impact of 9/11: Twenty Years On [[link removed]]Thursday, Sept. 9 // 10–11:30am (ET)
Rethinking American Grand Strategy [[link removed]]Monday, Sept. 13 // 4–5:30pm (ET)
Birds and Biodiversity in China: A Conservation Bright Spot [[link removed]]Tuesday, Sept. 14 // 9–10:15am (ET)
Inuit: The Arctic We Want [[link removed]]Tuesday, Sept. 14 // 1–3pm (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Updates from Afghanistan; The Future of Women's Rights in Afghanistan (WNYC/NPR) [[link removed]]
“This is not just the United States withdrawing,” observes Robin Wright. “There will be an enormous number of people who want out.”
What Went Wrong in Afghanistan? (Al Jazeera) [[link removed]]
Michael Kugelman writes that “for years, the Taliban had prepared the ground for this final battle…The Taliban’s current advances did not come out of nowhere.”
U.S. Pulling Out of Afghanistan as Taliban Seizes More Control (CBS News) [[link removed]]
Wilson Center President, Director, and CEO Mark Green says that the rapid U.S. withdrawal is ‘dispiriting to Afghan forces and encouraging to the Taliban.”
The Imminent Danger for Afghanistan's Women and Minorities (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“Over the last year, while negotiating in Doha, the Taliban has conducted targeted assassinations of women, civil society activists and journalists,” writes Farahnaz Ispahani.
Analysis: Afghanistan's Fall a 'Defining Feature' (AP Television) [[link removed]]
“I’m an old intelligence guy,” observes Peter B. Zwack about the rapid collapse of Kabul airport security. “And you’re always worrying about worst case.”


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