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Arctic Cooperation in the Shadow of Russian Aggression: Armchair Discussion with Icelandic Foreign Minister Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir [[link removed]]
Thursday, April 21 // 12:30–1:15 p.m. (ET)
Building from a successful Arctic Council Chairmanship from 2019 to 2021, Iceland has continued to advance environment, research, security, and economic development policies in the Arctic. The Iceland-United States bilateral relationship is strong in the Arctic, but certainly expands beyond that—with cooperation based on common values in the spheres of politics, trade, research, energy, and security.
Join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute for an armchair discussion with Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir to discuss: Iceland’s position and priorities in the Arctic; the Iceland-United States bilateral relationship, and; current global affairs and how they affect security and cooperation in the North Atlantic.
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Still to Come this Week
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A Discussion of “Navalny": the Documentary [[link removed]]Monday, April 18 // 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (ET)
This month, theaters across the U.S. screened the award-winning documentary Navalny . We will talk to two of Navalny’s closest comrades-in-arms, Maria Pevchikh and Leonid Volkov, who took part in the investigation, about Alexei Navalny, the making of the film, and the new projects that Navalny’s team is taking on in the midst of Putin’s assault on Ukraine.
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Jordan’s Economic Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities [[link removed]]Monday, April 18 // 1:30–2:30 p.m. (ET)
Join us in a conversation with Jordan's Finance Minister Mohamad Al Ississ to discuss Jordan's economic outlook, the reforms underway and its economic relations with MENA.
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Counterterrorism between the Wars: An International History, 1919-1937 [[link removed]]Monday, April 18 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)
What happened to the tens of millions of guns left over from World War I? In Counterterrorism Between the Wars , Mary S. Barton argues that the Great Powers’ failure to secure them contributed to rise of state-sponsored terrorism during the 1920s and 1930s. Barton tells a global story of the demise of empires, the rise of communism, and the cooperation between the United Kingdom and United States that would evolve into the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.
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Mexico's Vision for Regional Development in the 21st Century: A Conversation with AMEXCID Director Dr. Laura Carrillo [[link removed]]Tuesday, April 19 // 3:30–5:00 p.m. (ET)
Dr. Carrillo's presentation on the agency's economic development initiatives will include an overview of Mexico's large-scale cash transfer programs. Afterward, Michael Clemens, Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy at the Center for Global Development, will offer commentary and review the latest academic literature on cash transfer programs.
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Food System Transformation Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China and Beyond: A Green Tea Chat with Global Alliance for the Future of Food’s Patty Fong [[link removed]]Wednesday, April 20 // 10–10:30 a.m. (ET)
At this Green Tea Chat, Patty Fong, program director on Climate and Health & Wellbeing at GA, will discuss the multiple ways China and other countries can reform food and agricultural systems and potentially reduce global emissions by more than 20 percent. To catalyze this change countries should include food and land use into their climate plans (Nationally Distributed Contributions) submitted as part of the UN climate agreement.
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Digital Humanism – How to Put Humans at the Center of Emerging Tech [[link removed]]Wednesday, April 20 // 10–11:00 a.m. (ET)
How can the U.S. and Europe advance inclusive and democratic technologies where people are at the center of the conversation? Join us for a conversation on the prospects for innovation and technology guided by digital humanism.
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Fight Scenes: Popular Culture as Battleground for Turkey's Identity Struggles [[link removed]]Thursday, April 21 // 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Fight Scenes author, Lisel Hintz of Johns Hopkins University, draws on Turkish media content and relevant commentary, to argue that pop culture forms such as films, TV shows, novels, and music serve as particularly effective platforms of identity production and contestation for regimes and those that challenge them.
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Finding Firmer Ground: The Role of Higher Education in U.S.-China Relations [[link removed]]Thursday, April 21 // 3:30–5:00 p.m. (ET)
Join us for a discussion of the history and future course of higher educational relations. The program is occasioned by the Carter Center’s publication of Finding Firmer Ground: The Role of Higher Education in U.S.-China Relations , a collection of essays by Chinese and American writers that will help leaders in both countries shape policy based on the historical lessons of their academic relations.
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The Eighth Annual Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Memorial Lecture [[link removed]]Friday, April 22 // 9–11:00 a.m. (ET)
Professor Nancy Tucker left this world in 2012, but her devotion to, and insights on, China-U.S. relations have resonated. Unfortunately, the bilateral ties have worsened since 2012. This lecture will present a historical account of what have happened in the interaction between China and the United States on a tortuous road from comprehensive engagement to strategic competition.
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