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The Abraham Accords One Year Later: Assessing the Impact of What Lies Ahead [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Together, we chose peace, progress, and prosperity, over our past differences. We choose to work together to change the way Jews and Arabs perceive each other, to promote mutually beneficial economic activity, and to face the larger challenges in the Middle East, as a united front.” – Gilad Erdan, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. and United Nations.
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Geostrategic Competition and Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable AI and Allies in the Indo-Pacific: Enhancing Shared Security and Defense
Robert Litwak argues that the nexus between geostrategic competition and climate change must be understood and integrated in policy if the twin threats are to be averted. “Technology requires us to look at new allies and partners. New countries are at the forefront of this technology, so we have argued that we need to have a technology alliance with India in Asia Pacific.” —Yll Bajraktrari, Executive Director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Uplifting Latinos: A Conversation with Cristobal Alex, White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary
Kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month at the Wilson Center, Alex describes how his identity has shaped his trajectory, and discusses the issues most pressing for Latinos in the United States.
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Inuit: The Arctic We Want Techno-Totalitarianism? China's Cultural Crackdown
The Wilson Center’s Polar Institute welcomed Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Alaska leaders to share their perspectives on the Utqiaġvik Declaration—which reflects Inuit priorities at the international level and serves as the mandate for the ICC’s work—and reflections on its implementation since 2018. China's recent crackdown on many things cultural rang some alarm bells. But what does it mean in practice? And what should U.S. policymakers think about it? We talk to China experts Aynne Kokas and Robert Daly to understand.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]A Vision for Infrastructure: What the U.S. Can Learn From China
“At the end of the day, what China has done with the Belt and Road initiative… they have tried to do two things: They want to export their know-how, because they have a lot of it… and at the same time, they’re trying to build bridges and ensure that they have access to the resources they need. Any country would do it. We should do it, but we’re not doing it, and it’s time that we start.” —Sadek Wahba, Senior Fellow, Development Research Institute
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U.S.-China Competition for Influence in Southeast Asia (CNBC International) [[link removed]]
“Most of the countries in the region have China as their primary trading partner, and they benefit from that relationship… But while they like the economic relationship with China, they also are deeply suspicious of Beijing’s political motives and want the United States to be involved as an off-shore balancer.” – Robert Daly, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Pakistan’s Friendship with the Taliban Is Changing (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“The Taliban’s dependence on Pakistan gave leverage to Islamabad, enabling it to influence Taliban behavior on the battlefield and, more recently, to bring the group to negotiations with the U.S. government. But such leverage is unlikely to endure now that the Taliban fully control Afghanistan and have declared the war over.” – Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director and Senior Associate for South Asia
Ask the Experts: What’s Happening in Mexico? (TPR “The Source”) [[link removed]]
“They’re going to look and see is there a way that Mexico can increase some of the production that will help provide some of the supply chains in the future, and it will be right nearby, it won’t be somewhere over in East Asia, where most of the production is going on right now.” – Public Policy Fellow Earl Anthony Wayne


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