System Shock: Russia’s War and Global Food, Energy, and Mineral Supply Chains

Wednesday, April 13 // 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (ET)

Russia’s war is devastating the people and economy of Ukraine, but also sending shockwaves through global systems for natural resources like food, oil and natural gas, and critical minerals. While the biggest impacts of the conflict will continue to be felt by Ukrainians and Russians, the secondary effects on global food and energy systems could be substantial. It’s only by looking at these natural resource systems together that we can truly understand the compounding effect of the conflict on global supply chains.

Join the Wilson Center for a panel discussion with experts to help unpack these complicated systems and explore how policymakers can respond now to head off the worst future outcomes.

Canada in NATO: Outlook for Canadian Leadership in the Transatlantic Alliance

Monday, April 11 // 1–2:00 p.m. (ET)

Join us for a conversation with Canada Institute Global Fellows Lindsay Rodman and Andrea Charron on Canada's historical contributions to NATO and the future of its role in the transatlantic alliance.

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era

Monday, April 11 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)

In this book, Gary Gerstle deploys the powerful notion of ‘political order’ to examine America’s recent history—the past forty years when the nation fastened its fortunes to marketization, global economic integration, a harsh penal state, and sharpening inequality. Gerstle explores why so many Americans on both the right and left—Barry Goldwater and Steve Jobs, Ronald Reagan and Ralph Nader, Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton—fell under neoliberalism’s spell.

Dark Horse Contender for Decarbonization: Nuclear Power in China

Wednesday, April 13 // 9–10:30 a.m. (ET)

Speakers at this China Environment Forum event will explore how China has been expanding nuclear power both at home and abroad. While supply chain problems and slower global growth from the pandemic could lead Chinese policymakers to scale back their nuclear power plant targets, they still view this form of low carbon power as vital to help China to meet its 2060 net zero goals.

Refugee Women’s Inclusion in Peace Agreements and Peacebuilding in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Thursday, April 14 // 9–10:30 a.m. (ET)

Speakers will examine key barriers to and opportunities for including refugee women in peacebuilding processes and why it matters, highlight lessons learned from specific case studies such as South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. They will also offer key recommendations and lessons learned for how policymakers and practitioners can effectively include refugee women in peace processes and agreements in Africa, in order to build more sustainable peace across the continent.