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December 17, 2021

Wilson Weekly

Iran’s Nuclear Challenge at a Crossroads: Dilemmas of a Threshold State

Negotiations between Iran and the world’s major powers are playing out against the backdrop of a new report that found Iran has breached the 2015 nuclear agreement, accelerated its nuclear program and, some experts say, could acquire enough material to produce a nuclear bomb in as little as three weeks. Robert Litwak offers options for policymakers.

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Biennial Lecture Series Hosts Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat

The African Continental Free Trade Area was years in the making and is poised to transform African development. Nearly one year since trading under the framework began after a COVID-driven postponement, we hear from H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, in this Brown Capital Management Forum event.

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Inspiring Environmental Good Through Games

By putting the control in the hands of the public, games are bringing research on leading environmental issues, like ocean plastic pollution, conservation, and climate change, to life. From Pokémon Go to The Plastic Pipeline and others, learn how these games are engaging audiences to learn, act, and grow into environmental do-gooders.

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Explainer: The Islamic State in 2021

The Islamic State continues to be a highly active and lethal insurgent force in the Middle East, particularly in rural Iraq and Syria. Cole Bunzel offers this insightful year-end briefing.

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A Conversation with Ambassador Melanne Verveer

Ambassador Verveer joined our Middle East Program Director for a riveting conversation about raising global awareness of women’s rights and empowerment, how to support women in Afghanistan and across the MENA region, and more. Presented by the Haleh Esfandiari Forum.

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Smart Take

Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Plastic Waste

In this Wilson Smart Take, Director of the China Environment Forum, Jennifer Turner, comments on a new report that shows the U.S. is the number one generator of plastic waste.

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Squid Game and the Growth of South Korean Soft Power

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Sue Mi Terry discusses the global appeal and reach of South Korean pop culture and how this soft power is increasingly seen as a source of strength and influence on the international stage.

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Wilson In the News

A Deal Is Still Possible in Syria (Foreign Affairs)

Ambassador James Jeffrey writes that Washington must stop ignoring the Syrian conflict, a “festering wound at the heart of the Middle East.”

How Bahrain is Advancing Women’s Rights and Abraham Accords (Jerusalem Post)

While Bahrain has advanced tremendously in its economic and social sectors, more work still needs to be done on the human rights front, writes Eddy Acevedo.

Authoritarians Are Using Migrants as Weapons. The White House Frets it's on the Rise (NPR)

Sherri Goodman tells NPR’s Morning Edition that China is using all its "instruments of political influence."

Biden Must Choose Between Appeasement and Deterrence in Ukraine (Foreign Policy)

Nigel Gould-Davies writes Russia’s threat on the Ukrainian border is not a bluff, but forceful U.S. financial sanctions could stop Putin from another land grab.

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