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May 13, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Lifting the Fog of War in Ukraine [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“The big challenge we face right now inside Russia, and it’s been a looming problem that’s gotten worse since the war began, is how do you access the audience? Vladimir Putin has been trying to limit the options that the Russian people have for many years.” –Jamie Fly, President & CEO Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Africa’s Policy Priorities for Food Security and Nutrition There is Nothing for You Here
“You cannot have common solutions across all countries in the continent. As we partner with various U.S. agencies, let's keep in mind that Africa is vast and engage on the different dynamics across the continent in order to address food security.” –Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, African Union Commission In her widely acclaimed book, Russian expert Fiona Hill has synthesized memoir, history, political analysis, and policy recommendations. Watch her in conversation with Michael Kimmage as part of the Kennan Institute’s Long View series, where they discuss Putin’s Russia, how it came into being, what its foreign policy consists of, and more.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Wilson Center Names Robin Quinville New Director of Global Europe Program
With more than 30 years as a U.S. diplomat, we are thrilled to welcome Robin Quinville as the new director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program, where she will lead our work on the most important issues affecting the European continent, U.S.-European relations, and Europe’s ties with the rest of the world. Join us in welcoming her to our community of scholars.
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Victory Day Celebrations During Russia’s War of Aggression The 2022 Philippine Election: Trouble for Democracy and Foreign Relations Ahead?
“They put a lot of chips on the fact that this basically held our society together. And, suddenly, somehow subtly, this cult of victory that they had been creating, fueling for almost two decades now, they turned into a cult of war.” –Maxim Trudolyubov, Editor-in-Chief, Russia File With their victory, the Marcos-Duterte administration appears poised to continue many of the previous administration’s autocratic policies. Lucas Myers of the Asia Program previews that and much more in the latest Asia Dispatch.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Stubborn Things | Blog PostCountries that Have Sanctioned Russia
“According to analysis by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit, fully two-thirds of the world’s population live in countries where the government has declined to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, either by adopting a position of neutrality or actually opposing expressions of condemnation,” writes Wilson Center President & CEO Mark Green. Read more in this week’s Stubborn Things blog.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]China's Uyghur Playbook: A Campaign of "Transnational Repression"
“Xinjian has never quite fit neatly within China’s nation building projects, and this has been exacerbated by China’s policy in the region, which has long been what some scholars refer to as settlers colonialism.” –Bradley Jardine, Global Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute, speaking with Wilson Center NOW host John Milewski about his groundbreaking new book.
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Antarctic Diplomacy: Issues and Trends in 2022 [[link removed]]Wednesday, May 18 // 10–11:00 a.m. (ET)
Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia and North Korea [[link removed]]Thursday, May 19 // 10–11:00 a.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Russia May Become the Only Non-NATO Nation in the Arctic, Sparking Fears of Conflict (NPR) [[link removed]]
“Whether that's overflying, GPS jamming, cyberattacks, whether that's systematic disinformation, it's not as if Finland and Sweden haven't been on the receiving end of contemporary Russia. So the question really is about the scale and pace of escalation.” —Evan Bloom, Senior Fellow Polar Institute
A Win for Energy Rhetoric—and Little More (Real Clear Policy) [[link removed]]
Wilson Center VP of Strategic Initiatives Duncan Wood and co-author Morgan Bazilian make the case that while President Biden’s recent invocation of the Defense Production Act to include critical minerals is an important symbolic step, it will likely lead to poor decision-making on energy security. Read more.
Tough for Women (Dawn) [[link removed]]
It’s time to reframe gender challenges in Pakistan, says Huma Yusuf, who writes that sexism and misogyny are prevalent, normalized, and too often celebrated as part of “culture” or “values” in Pakistan.
The Rise and Fall of Imran Khan and What’s Next for Pakistan (UN Dispatch) [[link removed]]
“He was already thinking about a political career I think, during the last few years of his cricket career. One thing that he started to do was become a big philanthropist. He really emphasized charitable causes and developed a large cancer hospital in honor of his mother.” —Michael Kugelman, Wilson Center Senior Associate for South Asia on Global Dispatches .


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