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April 1, 2022

Wilson Weekly

Exclusive Interview with Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

In an exclusive interview with former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, we discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S.-Japan relations, Taiwan policy, and the outlook for the Indo-Pacific. Plus: a post-interview analysis.

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Event | Video & Quotes

The EU, U.S., and NATO: Partners for Global Security

“It has been quite unique how we have managed—very easily—to agree on this very substantial package of sanctions, but also on the decision to use our financial instruments to support the supply of arms to Ukraine to defend against the attack. That’s also something that they had not done before… They have created, in just a few weeks, this very strong sense of solidarity.” —Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Stefano Sannino

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EVENT | Videos & quotes

Confronting Russian Cyber Censorship

“The basis for current media blockades has been created over the course of all of Putin’s years in power, and current media blockades and wartime censorship are just the final stage in the history of Russian regime transformation from electoral authoritarianism into dictatorship." —Olga Irisova, Political Analyst, Cofounder, and Editor-in-Chief, Riddle

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DOHA Forum 2022

The Global Displacement Crisis: Beyond Humanitarianism

“In the last two years, one million children were born displaced, they’re growing up displaced, and the long-term needs for children and women in particular—the vulnerabilities—we’re at risk of losing an entire generation.” —Wilson Center President and CEO, Mark Green

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Event | Video

200 Years of U.S.-Liberia Ties: Moving Forward Together

As two of the oldest continuous republics in the world, the United States and Liberia share a unique and significant history, offering lessons learned and sustained successes. In this event, you’ll hear from five former U.S. Ambassadors to Liberia who served during the country’s post-civil war years—including the current U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who opens the session.

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Podcast | Americas 360

Don’t Stop the Presses: Threats to Journalism in the Americas

Across the Americas, journalists face physical violence, verbal attacks by elected leaders, censorship, and other challenges. Economic factors, including conflicts of interest, are depriving news consumers of vital independent reporting. In this episode of Americas 360, former U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, joins our Wilson Center experts to examine the state of the press in the Americas.

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WQ Dispatch

War, Displacement, and Migration in Europe

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest human migration in Europe since WWII. In the latest WQ Dispatch, James Hollifield provides a timely update to the fall issue, Humanity in Motion.

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Nuclear Security and Safety in the Wake of the Invasion of Ukraine

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss risks for nuclear power facilities and the use of nuclear weapons during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine—including increased threats of nuclear proliferation around the world—with public policy fellow and nonresident senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program and Cyber Policy Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment, Ariel Levite.

Upcoming Events

The Future of Syria: ISIS, the Iranians, and the Displaced Millions

Tuesday, April 5 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)

Hong Kong's Pathway to Carbon Neutrality

Wednesday, April 6 // 9–10 a.m. (ET)

Mexico’s Revocation of Presidential Mandate: A Democratic Experiment?

Wednesday, April 6 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)

Wilson In the News

Vaccinating the Border Region: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 (El Paso Times)

“The next pandemic, regardless of the pathogen’s form, will likely evade border controls as well. If we accept the premise that the United States cannot fully recover while its immediate neighbors continue to struggle, we should ask how we ensure that U.S. health policies are more responsive to the needs of a deeply integrated cross-border community.” –Andrew Rudman

President Biden on Putin (CNN)

“This was one of the three most important speeches given by an American president in the last 60 years,” says Robin Wright, who along with Jill Dougherty, discusses the content and context of President Biden’s historic remarks on CNN’s Inside Politics Sunday.

Latin America’s New Crop of Leftist Leaders Are No Friends of Putin (World Politics Review)

Recent Latin American elections are causing anxieties in Washington. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine deepened these anxieties, fueling fears that the region’s ideological pendulum is swinging in President Vladimir Putin’s direction. More than a month into the war, Benjamin Gedan makes the case that those fears have proven to be unfounded.

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