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April 29, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
Great Wall of Steel: China’s Global Campaign to Suppress the Uyghurs [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]The Wilson Center is pleased to announce the publication of Bradley Jardine’s Great Wall of Steel , the most comprehensive study to date of the Chinese government’s pursuit of Uyghurs beyond China’s borders. Robert Daly moderates a discussion with Jardine and human rights experts, exploring his groundbreaking work.
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A New Day for U.S.-Tanzania Relations: A Conversation with Tanzania President H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan French Elections 2022: Implications for Europe’s Future and Place in the World
President Samia discusses her vision for Tanzania and U.S.-Tanzania relations during this candid conversation with Ambassador Mark Green, President and CEO of the Wilson Center and former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania. They talk new models of aid, lessons from COVID, education for adolescent mothers, and more. “No honeymoon is to be expected at all. He will be facing political opposition from day one, and this will prove more difficult for the type of free form that he might want to implement." —Célia Belin, visiting fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Shihoko Goto Announced as Inaugural Director for Indo-Pacific Enterprise and Geoeconomics
“Shihoko’s unique and deft analysis has been critical to better understanding the intersection of geopolitics and economics, especially in the Indo-Pacific. By establishing this new position, the Wilson Center is recognizing both Shihoko’s tremendous achievements as an analyst as well as the growing significance of economics as a tool of statecraft in Asia and beyond.” —Ambassador Mark Green, President & CEO.
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Advancing Opportunities for the Ninth Summit of the Americas Lessons from the Edge | A Conversation with the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch
The Latin American Program and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, brought together officials from 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries, five U.S. government agencies, seven private sector companies, and two multilateral development banks in advance of the Ninth Summit of the Americas. Together they explored opportunities for nearshoring and renewable energy investments in the region. “Putin has broader goals—he’s told us that—and if you look at what he’s done in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, then I take him at his word. It’s about what kind of world we want to live in.” —Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, in conversation with William Pomeranz, Grace Kennan Warnecke, and Michael Kimmage.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Podcast | Americas 360Ukraine and the Western Hemisphere
The shocking images of Russia’s unprovoked attacks on Ukraine have galvanized Western countries to create a united front against Russia. In much of the Americas, the response to Russia’s aggression has been mixed—even tepid—given the extent of the destruction. We discuss implications for global diplomacy and more in the latest Americas 360 podcast.
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Host John Milewski and Mexico Institute director Andrew I. Rudman talk with Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas, Executive Director of the Mexican Agency of International Cooperation for Development about her organization’s efforts to bolster socioeconomic capacity through educational, cultural, social, and financial initiatives.
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Upcoming Events
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Political Parties in MENA: Ten Years Post-Arab Uprisings [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 4 // 12–1:15 p.m. (ET)
FPRI–Wilson Center Symposium: Economic Security and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific [[link removed]]Thursday, May 5 // 9:30–11:30 a.m. (ET)
Nordic Security Perspectives in the Arctic [[link removed]]Thursday, May 5 // 4–5 p.m. (ET)
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China is Hunting Uyghurs Around the World, with Help from Some Surprising Countries (NBC News) [[link removed]]
“The scale of the Chinese Ministry of State Security’s efforts to harass, detain and extradite Uyghurs from around the world, and the cooperation it is getting from governments in the Middle East and North Africa, is described in unprecedented detail in a new report, “Great Wall of Steel,” by the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States.” —Anna Schecter, NBC News Investigative Unit
The European Union’s Arctic Policy in the light of Russia’s War against Ukraine (The Arctic Institute) [[link removed]]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects many elements of the European Union’s multifaceted Arctic policy. In this brief analysis, co-authors Andreas Raspotnik, Adam Stępień, and Timo Koivurova, reflect on the key challenges for the EU to pursue its Arctic policy as outlined in the 2021 Joint Communication.
Madeleine Albright's Legacy in Supporting Other Women Across the World (PBS Newshour) [[link removed]]
“On many of the trips we took, Madeleine made a point of taking aside women, whether they were from civil society, refugees, students, and she always wanted to send a message of what was possible for young women.” —Robin Wright
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