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July 29, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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A Conversation with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“You [the United States] are home to the largest diaspora of Guyana, and sometimes we miss this point. We are not only connected through policymaking, through foreign policy, through economic connection, through private sector connection—we are connected through people." –Guyana President Irfaan Ali
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How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China and the World’s Future Open Data: What’s Next in Policy and Practice?
“What we’ve seen, really since the onset of the US-China trade war back in 2017… is that you’ve had at the margins a kind of chipping away at the interdependencies that exist between China and the US and other countries in terms of supply chains. But the reality is that interdependence, at its core, is here to stay.” –Scott Moore, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania "From a scientific perspective, we have to recognize that not all data should be open." –Christopher Steven Marcum, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Stubborn ThingsJapan Just Experienced the Worst Heatwave Since Records Began in 1875
“Even in the context of our new climate certainties, the recent heatwave in Japan is extraordinary… the unusual heat, combined with current geopolitical instability, has exposed the fragility of Japan’s energy system.” –Read more in Mark Green’s latest Stubborn Things blog
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In Argentina, a Mysterious Plane H.E. Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal Discusses Women’s Political Representation in Bahrain
“It is no surprise that the appearance in Buenos Aires of a plane carrying Iranians with potential links to terrorism was noteworthy – and has the potential to be politically explosive.” –Global Fellow Richard Sanders unravels the mystery. The Middle East Program hosted the Speaker of Bahrain’s Council of Representatives for an engaging discussion on women’s political representation in the Middle East. H.E. Zainal shared her story of becoming the first woman to hold the position, the second woman in the region to be a Speaker of Parliament, and more.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]What Congress "Needs to Know:" Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode
John Milewski gets a behind the scenes look at the making of the 100th episode of the venerable “Need to Know” podcast with its host, Aaron Jones. Do not miss this special issue of Wilson Center NOW.
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What Congress "Needs to Know:" Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode
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Upcoming Events
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Food Security Systems as Drivers for Sustainable Peacebuilding in Africa: The Case of Kenya [[link removed]]Tuesday, August 2 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)
Herder-Farmer Conflicts and Food Security in Southeast Nigeria: Plugging the Gaps in the Peacebuilding Policy Framework [[link removed]]Thursday, August 4 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)
The Awakening of Rare Diseases in Latin America [[link removed]]Tuesday, August 9 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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The True Promise of Joe Biden’s Middle East Trip (The National Interest) [[link removed]]
“In fact, every effort the United States has made to forge a regional collective security system in the Middle East generally analogous to those it put together after World War II in Europe and Asia has failed.”- James Jeffrey and Dennis Ross
Pomeranz on Brittney Griner: ‘The trial will have to end with conviction’ (ABC News) [[link removed]]
“I do not think it will be a quick process. I think the United States has complicated the process.” –Will Pomeranz
Is Pakistan's New Government on Shaky Ground? (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
In Foreign Policy's most recent South Asia Brief, Michael Kugelman discusses what's next for Pakistan after the surprise victory of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party on July 17, 2022.


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