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January 7, 2022

Wilson Weekly

Open Science: Beyond Tools

The Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program's THING Tank is pleased to debut Open-Sourced Science, an interactive experience featuring stories about the communities and paradigms that shape our open-science ecosystem.

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Event Recaps

The COVID Effect

Despite the massive disruption, the COVID-19 pandemic also accelerated digitization across Latin America, changing many aspects of public behavior. This seminar series examines digital trade, the technology workforce, privacy, cybersecurity, among other topics that face new urgency in the region.

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Publication

Uncovering Climate Risks of South American Ag Imports

In the newest paper in a collaborative research project exploring Latin America’s environmental policies, we uncover the role of soy and beef imports in South America and their influence on accelerating deforestation – and climate change.

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Winter 2021

Climate Disasters Bring Forced Migration

One week into 2022, extreme weather events are top of mind for many policymakers. It’s a good time to consider how the changing climate creates another challenge, that of human migration. This comprehensive essay from the Wilson Quarterly should not be missed.

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Podcast | Americas 360

The Americas in 2021: How Current Trends Might Shape the Year Ahead

Wilson Center experts look back at the most significant 2021 developments in the Americas and discuss what is on the horizon for 2022. On the docket: economic recovery, vaccination efforts, and electoral politics.

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Viewpoints

Women and Social Media: Key Drivers of Protest in Iraq

As part of our Viewpoint Series, we learn about Reham Yacoub, an Iraqi doctor and activist assassinated for organizing protests and speaking out for women’s rights and political change. She is one of many women in Iraq using social media to push for progress.

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Is Mohammed bin Salman the Icarus of Saudi Arabia?

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we hear from Middle East Fellow David Ottaway, who discusses his latest book, Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia?, which asks – and answers – whether MBS is a social reformer determined to bring his country into the twenty-first century or a brutal dictator in the making.

Upcoming Events

The Geopolitical Implications of the European Green Deal

Monday, Jan. 10 // 10–11 a.m. (ET)

Latin America’s Lithium and the Future of Renewable Energy in the United States

Monday, Jan. 10 // 3:30–4:30 p.m. (ET)

Understanding Recent Turmoil in Kazakhstan: A Conversation with Amb. George Krol

Tuesday, Jan. 11 // 10–11 a.m (ET)

The Alliance for Development in Democracy: A Conversation with Three Foreign Ministers

Tuesday, Jan. 11 // 11 a.m.–12 p.m. (ET)

Wilson In the News

The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran (The New Yorker)

Robin Wright argues that the Biden Administration faces a potential confrontation with Iran, a longtime rival that is better armed and more hardline than at any time in its modern history.

Biden Again Calls on Putin to De-escalate Tensions Along Ukraine Border (NPR)

"As much as he may want to use force to try to change the reality in Ukraine, he has to be aware that the Russian people are not interested in going to war with Ukraine" – Matthew Rojansky on NPR’s Morning Edition.

What to Watch in South Asia Next Year (Foreign Policy)

From the Taliban’s hold on power to the omicron variant and more, Michael Kugelman looks at the stories that could have an outsized impact in South Asia in 2022.

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