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July 1, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Implications of a Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership for Security in the Baltic Sea Region [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]In this timely report, three scholars from our Global Europe Program provide insights into how Finland and Sweden’s prospective NATO membership would change the military and political landscape of the Baltic Sea region.
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Hindsight Up Front | Defining a Successful Resolution to Russia’s War in Ukraine Winning the Human Race Against Time: A Conversation with HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan
“The number one job of NATO... is the collective defense of its members. Here you have to give them an A+… The number two job of NATO is crisis management, and here you have to give them a failing grade.” Former U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine, Ambassador Kurt Volker in conversation with Wilson Center President and CEO Ambassador Mark Green. "Climate change is not a civilizational issue until the culture of preventative action is adopted by us all." HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal spoke with Ambassador Mark Green about the need to implement an approach to displacement and climate change that focuses on human dignity.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Blog | Focus UkraineUkraine, EU Member Candidate
“As a country at war, however, Ukraine needs first to vanquish the enemy, conclude hostilities, rebuild the country, and execute the reforms needed to meet the Maastricht economic convergence criteria. Then we can celebrate.” Read more from Mykhailo Minakov in his latest Focus Ukraine blog.
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The Grids We Build Today Must Enable the Networks of Tomorrow Reframing “Climate Security”
“In the grid of the future, power could flow during the day from a homeowner’s solar panels to the battery in a neighbor’s charging electric vehicle. Later that night the unused power in that electric vehicle’s battery could be dispatched to power diagnostic equipment at a nearby urgent care.” Find out more in this electrifying blog co-authored by scholars in our Science, Technology, and Innovation Program. Researcher Clionadh Raleigh’s research demonstrates that cooperation—and not conflict—is often found in regional communities with the highest climate risk and lowest potential to mitigate it and is part of a larger pattern of cooperation in these communities. She speaks with Lauren Risi in the latest New Security Beat broadcast. Watch it here or read a summary.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Wilson Smart TakeSupreme Court Gives Biden Discretion on "Remain in Mexico" Policy
“The Biden administration now faces a choice and it’s a choice that has political consequences either way.” Hear more about the Supreme Court’s decision on the Remain in Mexico policy, its implications, and more from Mexico Institute director Andrew Rudman in this Wilson Smart Take.
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NOW 3-Part Series: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Regimes
In these related episodes of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the work of Wilson Fellows Katie Stallard, Bradley Jardine, and Leopoldo Lopez. They discuss their research into the global expansion of authoritarianism and examine how autocrats such as Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Nicolas Maduro remain in power despite internal and external pressures on their regimes.
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Upcoming Events
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Preparations and Challenges ahead of Brazil's 2022 Presidential Election [[link removed]]Wednesday, July 6 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)
Shared Risk, Shared Opportunity: Critical Minerals and the Transatlantic Climate Bridge [[link removed]]Thursday, July 7 // 12–1:00 p.m. (ET)
The Role of Belarus in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: From Guarantor of Security to a Source of Instability [[link removed] ]Thursday, July 7 // 12–1:15 p.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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India Plays BRICS to Its Interests (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“The presence of India’s rival China—and the greater role it seeks to assert within the group—poses challenges. BRICS can still work for New Delhi, but it must perform a careful balancing act,” writes Michael Kugelman in this week’s Asia Brief .
A More United, Better-Armed Opposition Can Bring Democracy to Myanmar (War on the Rocks) [[link removed]]
“The story of post-coup Myanmar is now one of a dedicated popular democratic resistance gaining momentum against a powerful military machine armed with Chinese and Russian equipment,” write Ye Myo Hein and Lucas Myers in this timely commentary.
China Poses Not Just a 'Security Issue' to Asian Countries, But Also an Economic One, Says Think Tank (CNBC) [[link removed]]
“When we start to talk about an actual roadmap there are a great number of differences. Not just between Asia and NATO, but amongst the Asian countries as well,” —Deputy Director of the Asia Program, Shihoko Goto, on CNBC .
The US and its Influence in Latin America, as Leftists Win Elections There (WPR) [[link removed]]
“It was a huge sea change...Traditional elites were rejected outright. Gustavo Petro is a man of the left. Colombia has never had a leftist president.” —Distinguished Fellow Cynthia Arnson on Wisconsin Public Radio .


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