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November 12, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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The View from Egypt: A Conversation with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]This sweeping discussion with H.E. Sameh Shoukry, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, covered vital developments in the Middle East and North Africa region, paramount to U.S. national security.
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Afghan Voices on Afghanistan’s Future Southeast Asia’s Balancing Act with Russia and China
Two months after the U.S. withdrawal, Afghanistan faces severe economic stress, a humanitarian crisis, and a relentless threat of terrorism. In the latest Hindsight Up Front, Afghan experts shed light on how to avoid worst-case scenarios. Lucas Myers says China lies too close for comfort for Vietnam and Myanmar, necessitating a careful foreign policy alternating between appeasing Beijing and balancing against it.
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Trucks, Trains, and Supply Chains, Oh My! Is the Way to China Through Europe?
The latest episode of The CANUSA Street podcast explores cross-border trucking hubs, railcars, the people who move them and all they carry as a vital part of our supply chain. You know China, and you know the European Union. But do you know the history of their complex relationship and how it could impact U.S. foreign policy? Get the details in our latest podcast.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Humanity in Motion: The Ongoing Plight of Afghan Refugees
In the latest episode of NOW, host John Milewski talks with Hallam Ferguson about the plight of Afghan refugees, which he so eloquently wrote about in the fall issue of the Wilson Quarterly.
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Upcoming Events
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Achievements and Failures of Zelensky’s Presidency at its Midpoint [[link removed]]Monday, Nov. 15 // 10–11:30 a.m. ET
The Pulse of Democracy in the Americas: Results from the 2021 Americas Barometer Study [[link removed]]Tuesday, Nov. 16 // 9:30–11:00 a.m. ET
Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture 2021: How Journalists Survived Backsliding and State Capture [[link removed] ]Wednesday, Nov. 17 // 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET
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Wilson In the News
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The EU’s New Strategic Arctic Policy (Internationale Politik Quarterly) [[link removed]]
“The EU has found a new Arctic language—a language that has moved away from rather passive regional involvement and toward the semantics of action-oriented future efforts of what the EU can and should do in the Arctic.” – Andreas Raspotnik
Can South Asia Get Serious About Climate Change (Foreign Policy) [ [link removed]]
India made big pledges at COP26, but Michael Kugelman makes the case that regional cooperation remains a major challenge.
Mexico: Highest U.S. Priority in the Western Hemisphere (American Ambassadors Live) [[link removed]]
“Both the U.S. and Mexico need significant improvements in their capacities and authorities to deal with migrants and improve their ability to work together with better results,” writes Ambassador Tony Wayne.
Myanmar’s Transition from Electoral Politics to Gun Politics (The Irrawaddy) [[link removed]]
“The politics of post-independence Myanmar have not been shaped by electoral democracy, but by armed conflicts, army coups and autocratic rule by military strongmen,” writes Ye Myo Hein.


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