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October 22, 2021

Wilson Weekly

Hindsight Up Front: A Discussion with Former Senior Officials on U.S. Policy and the Future of Afghanistan

Just weeks after the completion of the U.S. military withdrawal, the Biden administration confronts major policy challenges in Taliban-led Afghanistan. Hindsight Up Front keeps you informed.

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Launch | The Mosaic Approach: A Critical Minerals Supply Chain Report

“This really is a simple numbers game, we as Americans want more stuff, need more stuff to build and live in an electrified and digital economy, and because of this there’s a tidal wave of demand coming.” —Ben Steinberg

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Book Talk | Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities

“Climate change, first and foremost, is a cultural problem embedded in our connection to and use of land and water,” writes Michaela Stith, author of Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities.

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Blog Post | Stubborn Things

Venezuelan Poverty, Afghan Opium, and Russian Permafrost

Read about what is keeping Ambassador Mark Green, President and CEO, Wilson Center, up at night in his latest blog.

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Fall 2021

Coming Soon! Humanity In Motion: Scenes from the Human Migration Crisis

With contributions from world leaders, lawmakers, scholars and journalists, the Fall issue of the Wilson Quarterly takes a deep dive into one of the most pressing challenges in global governance today.

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Climate Change and Nuclear War: Existential Threats on a “Split Screen”

Robert Litwak, Senior Vice President for Scholars argues the nexus between geostrategic competition and climate change must be understood and integrated in policy if the twin threats are to be averted.

Upcoming Events

Pathways for Sustainable Development in the Amazon

Monday, Oct. 25 // 9–11:00 a.m. (ET)

Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World

Monday, Oct. 25 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)

China's Leaders: From Mao to Now

Wednesday, Oct. 27 // 3–4 p.m. (ET)

Wilson In the News

North Korea’s Nuclear Family (Foreign Affairs)

How the Kims got the Bomb and why they won’t give it up by Sue Mi Terry

Crackdown on Chinese spying at American Universities Backfires (NBC News)

“The real question for the DOJ is, how much risk can we tolerate while keeping our universities open?” —Robert Daly

Colin Powell, the Humble American (New Yorker)

He broke racial barriers under four Presidents and called America “the last best hope of earth,” but also admitted to failing his country in selling the Iraq War. —Robin Wright

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