Having trouble? View this email in your browser. [[link removed]]

[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]

August 27, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
[link removed] [[link removed]]
Hindsight Up Front: Implications of Afghanistan Withdrawal for South Asia [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Our leverage [in Afghanistan] remains real, if limited,” observes Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow Ambassador David Hale, a former U.S diplomat who has held numerous key posts in the region.
WATCH EVENT [[link removed]]


Podcast | Two The Point [link removed] [[link removed]] Blog Post [link removed] [[link removed]]
A First for SOUTHCOM Can Zambia’s New Dawn Last?
Lieutenant General Laura Richardson is the first female commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Liliana Ayalde, former U.S. ambassador to Brazil, discusses this pivotal event and what priorities the Biden administration may have for SOUTHCOM. Examine the post-election hopes and challenges raised by the election of business mogul-turned-politician Hakainde Hichilema in our two-part series on Zambia’s pivotal and bitter contested ballot and the nation’s future.
LISTEN NOW [[link removed]] READ NOW [[link removed]]


[link removed] [[link removed]] New Security BeatWater in the Afghan Conflict
A new report says that water insecurity in Afghanistan is “one of a number of factors that has played a crucial role in Taliban recruitment.” Read more about the complex interplay between water, agriculture, and economic opportunity in that embattled nation.
READ ON [[link removed]]


[link removed] [[link removed]] Leading By Actions
The Wilson Center’s new William Monroe Trotter Leadership Award honors a pioneering journalist and civil rights pioneer who supported – and then publicly clashed with – President Wilson over policies on racial equality.
LEARN MORE [[link removed]]


Upcoming Events
[[link removed]]
Germany and Great Power Competition [[link removed]]Wednesday, Sept. 8 // 11am–12pm (ET)
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)
[link removed] [[link removed]]

Wilson In the News
[[link removed]]
Dealing with the New Turkey (Jerusalem Strategic Tribune) [[link removed]]
“The good news is that Turkey, in most respects, is still a status quo power,” writes Ambassador James Jeffrey.
Why Afghanistan Matters Here at Home (WCBS 880 In Depth) [[link removed]]
The War on Terror and occupation of Afghanistan “was a miscalculation by all four [U.S.] presidents – Republican and Democrat – since 2001,” observes Robin Wright.
Earl Anthony Wayne on the Future of Afghanistan (Washington Journal/C-SPAN) [[link removed]]
Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne remarks that “the Taliban need international support going forward, and I think this is one of the reasons it is trying to paint a more reasonable face these days.”


Support the independent research and open dialogue that leads to policies for a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.
[link removed] [[link removed]]

[link removed] [[link removed]]One Woodrow Wilson Plaza Follow the Wilson Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
Washington, DC 20004-3027 Was this email forwarded? Subscribe now [[link removed]]
Phone: (202) 691-4000 [tel:(202) 691-4000]

© 2021 The Wilson Center. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy [[link removed]] unsubscribe: [link removed]