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December 22, 2021[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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New: Threatened and Displaced Scholars Initiative [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]The Wilson Center's new Threatened and Displaced Scholars Initiative offers residential fellowships to foreign scholars whose lives or their careers are threatened.
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Policy Recommendations for the Transatlantic Blue Economy Venezuelan Opposition, ISIS in Afghanistan, and the Price of a Happy Holiday
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA and the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program partner on the Transatlantic Blue Economy Initiative , a proposal for sustainable management of ocean resources, across nation-states and the public-private sectors. Rigged elections, rising prices, and the Islamic State… These are a few of the Stubborn Things on Wilson Center President and CEO Mark Green’s mind this Christmas week.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Explainer: Jihadist Movements in 2021
For the global jihadist movement, the most notable event of 2021 was the defeat of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover there. Daniel Byman elucidates that and more in this look back on the year.
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Finland's Permanent State Secretary Matti Anttonen on New Arctic Strategy Gender-Based Violence and the Rule of Law
Hoping to ease tensions and promote stability amidst growing foreign and security interests in the Arctic, Finland recently released their Policy for Arctic Strategy. The Polar Institute and the Embassy of Finland hosted this armchair discussion of climate change, sustainable development, and more. Gender-based violence is an urgent policy challenge, made more urgent by COVID-19, which has aggravated risk factors, while increasing barriers to protection. Our cross-Center publication examines how legal frameworks, judicial system responses, and public policy contribute to the ways in which gender-based violence is—and is not—addressed around the world.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]The History and Power of D.C. Theater
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Blair Ruble discusses his latest book, Proclaiming Presence from the Washington Stage [[link removed]] , which uncovers the fascinating history of theater in the Nation’s Capital: one that recognized marginalized groups and became an international arts center for the 21st Century.
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Why Did the United States Just Sanction Bangladesh? (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
Michael Kugelman writes that the action against an elite paramilitary force comes just weeks after Washington emphasized a deepening partnership with Dhaka.
Gabriel Boric Elected as Chile’s Youngest-Ever President (CBS Radio) [[link removed]]
For more on Chile’s presidential election and what it means for the country’s future, KCBS Radio news spoke with Cynthia Arnson, Director of our Latin American Program.


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