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February 4, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Hindsight Up Front: Ukraine [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]As tensions between Russia and Ukraine intensify, the prospect of armed conflict persists. With profound consequences for Europe, NATO, and the U.S. hanging in the balance, we offer this collection of events, blogs, podcasts, and more, to help you get Wilson Smart.
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View from the Senate on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Global Development Leadership: Exit Interview with Henrietta Fore
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) join Amb. Mark Green in conversation about the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Part of our Hindsight Upfront: Ukraine [[link removed]] programming, they discuss how the Senate is looking to shape the U.S. response, what they saw and heard during their recent congressional visit to Ukraine, and more. In an impressive career that spans the public and private sectors for more than four decades, UNICEF’s Henrietta Fore has been at the forefront of some of the most consequential issues of our time. Wilson Center President, Director, and CEO, Mark Green talks with her on the eve of her retirement.
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Setting the Record Straight on NATO Enlargement: Interview with Robert Zoellick Jordanian Female Entrepreneur Fights Stigma in Automotive Industry
The ongoing crisis on the Russian-Ukrainian border has brought new attention to how Washington and Moscow navigated the end of the Cold War thirty years ago. Mark Green goes back to the future with the Honorable Robert Zoellick, a direct participant in the 1991 talks, bringing new insights to today’s diplomatic dilemma. On this episode of Ready to Launch: A MENA Entrepreneurship Podcast , our esteemed co-hosts talk with Reem al-Smeirat, a pioneer in automotive design who hails as the region’s first female car designer—a challenging role in a society known to discriminate against women.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]China Hosts Winter Olympics: The Game Beyond the Games
Robert Daly provides analysis of what China hosting the Olympics means for the country and the world in the latest edition of Wilson Center NOW.
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Upcoming Events
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Book Launch: The Fractured Himalaya: India, Tibet, China 1949-1962 [[link removed]]Wednesday, Feb. 9 // 10–11 a.m. (ET)
Germany and the Ukraine Standoff: A Conversation with Minister of State Tobias Lindner [[link removed]]Thursday, Feb. 10 // 2–3 p.m. (ET)
Hindsight Up Front: How to Avert Economic Collapse in Afghanistan [[link removed]]Friday, Feb. 11 // 9–10:30 a.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Despite Diplomatic Boycott, the U.S. is Powering the 2022 Olympics (WIRED) [[link removed]]
While the White House banned diplomats from attending the Beijing games, saying it wasn't “business as usual," Rui Zhong points out that in the private sector, it is.
Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
A string of victories for progressives in Latin America has generated some anxiety in Washington, but Benjamin Gedan and co-author Richard Feinberg argue that U.S. interests are not under threat.
Combating Russia’s Aggression (VOA) [[link removed]]
“He has put all these troops on the border, he has ratcheted up the rhetoric, he has heightened the supposed threats on Russian sovereignty. Putin can try to back track, but it will be very difficult.” – William Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute.
Human Rights Sanctions on Bangladesh: A Prediction or a Warning? (Friday Times) [[link removed]]
Ambassador William Milam maintains that the issue for the U.S. is how to be aggressive enough with Bangladesh on human rights, while keeping democratic alleys open for the future.
How Kim Jong Un Runs the World’s Most Successful Failed State (grid) [[link removed]]
North Korea is a failure by almost every global metric save one: the power of its military, says Sue Mi Terry.


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