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August 12, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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How Does Russia’s War against Ukraine Affect Civilians Living Near Front Lines? [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Tens of thousands of people, many of them children and the elderly, remain in Donbas. All of them are forced to live under constant shelling, hiding in basements and bomb shelters. They obtain food from volunteers and warehouses where humanitarian aid is distributed. Most of them have no means of livelihood left.” Read more from Katerina Sergatskova as part of our Hindsight Up Front: Ukraine programming.
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Energy Security Outlook and Japan-US Cooperation How October’s Presidential Race Will Impact the Brazilian Amazon
“How to accelerate the potential of the private sector to make new solutions in this area is one of the promising areas for collaboration. Companies are quite keen to make the transition to net zero, because they are facing evaluation by the financial sector.” —Yukari Takamura, Science Council of Japan “The first and foremost issue that we need to change in the coming months and years is the presidential leadership. Because unless there is a change in signal given, it’s very hard to make the private sector, or even the governors in the region take a different direction.” Natalie Unterstell, President of the think tank Talanoa.
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Summer 2022Mental, Maternal, and Newborn Health
“A lot of women are experiencing premature labor. And this is not related to nutrition or anything else but mostly to the anxiety and to the stress that they are experiencing, being afraid for their lives, afraid for the lives of their children, afraid for the lives of their family.” —Dr. Henia Dakkak of UNFPA speaking about Ukrainian women, reported by Sarah B. Barnes in the summer issue of the Wilson Quarterly .
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Former Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Joins Wilson Center as Distinguished Fellow The US Energy Information Agency Forecasts that US Energy Consumption Will Increase Through 2050
“President Duque impressed the world with his leadership on so many fronts—from defending democracy, to protecting biodiversity and dealing with climate change to responding compassionately to the millions of Venezuelans who fled tyranny to Colombia. We are proud to welcome him to the Wilson Center and have the benefit of his ideas and experience.” —Wilson Center President and CEO Mark Green. “President Biden pledged... to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Reaching that goal while also meeting the world’s increasing energy needs will be difficult unless we’re willing to work with producers to explore innovations with some of our traditional sources.” Read more from Ambassador Mark Green in his latest blog.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Event | VideoThe Awakening of Rare Diseases in Latin America
“We may have 50 million patients in Latin America, but rare diseases affect everyone surrounding the patient, so the actual number of people affected is much greater.” Dr. Mariana Rico, medical director for Americas Health Foundation.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Wilson Quarterly Summer 2022 - Ripples of War: A Photo Essay on Families Fleeing Crisis
“My intention with this project was to try and position the current refugee crisis, the Ukrainian refugee crisis, within the broader context of refugee policy in Europe and writ large.” —Photojournalist Wil Sands, whose work is featured in the summer issue of the Wilson Quarterly , in conversation with host John Milewski and editor, Stephanie Bowen.
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Upcoming Events
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India and Pakistan at 75⁠—A Dialogue with Akbar Ahmed and Nirupama Rao [[link removed]]Tuesday, Aug. 16 // 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (ET)
Roundtable Discussion on U.S.-Mexico Supply Chain Resiliency [[link removed]]Wednesday, Aug. 24 // 12–1:30 p.m. (ET)
Pioneering Space Force: A Fireside Chat with General John W. "Jay" Raymond [[link removed]]Wednesday, Aug. 31 // 1–2:00 p.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Zawahiri’s Killing is a Blow to the Taliban (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“The discovery of Zawahiri in Kabul means the international community—which has held back from recognizing the Taliban regime in part because of concerns about its ties to terrorists—will be even less likely to grant legitimacy through formal relations or the badly needed financial aid that would come with it.” Read more from Michael Kugelman in his latest South Asia Brief .
China's Response to Pelosi Taiwan Visit (Bloomberg) [[link removed]]
“One of the great dangers of this is now China has established a new baseline. They fired live missiles near Taiwan’s territorial waters. What it means is that next time they feel provoked—and that time certainly will come—they will respond based on that baseline. So you’re going to have continued escalation in the Taiwan Straits.” —Robert Daly on “Balance of Power.”


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