Wilson Weekly
December 13, 2019

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North America 2.0: A Workforce Development Agenda

Report Launch: Video, key quotes, and report

Experts and private sector representatives discussed the newly released report which details the challenges that Canada, Mexico, and the United States face in preparing their labor forces for "The Future of Work" and proposes a framework for North America to move forward in addressing these issues.

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Arctic Infrastructure: Needs and Opportunities in an Emerging Market

Video

With the Arctic experiencing unprecedented changes, there is heightened focus on the region for its economic potential. Investments in the region require an array of infrastructure to support sustainable, community-focused economic development, and to process and transport materials, people, and data. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman of the Arctic Circle and other experts discussed sustainable investment in the region.


The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe

Video and Document Collection

This conference explored the events leading to and influencing the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in the Autumn of 1989. Former officers from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and scholars focused primarily on analysis from National Intelligence Daily (NIDs) – CIA’s principal form of current intelligence analysis at the time. 105 of these NIDs were publicly released for the first time.

Document Collection: CIA Reports on the Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe

 

Ready for Work: An Analysis of Workforce Asymmetries in the Middle East and North Africa

The workforce challenge is among the most complex and urgent socio-economic and political challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa today. The growth of large and youthful populations is colliding with the constraints of slow growth and investment, which makes it impossible for regional markets to absorb surplus labor. This report presents an analysis of workforce development drawing from primary research conducted in Jordan, Tunisia, and Oman and it breaks down the problem into a set of supply and demand side factors.

 

 

Wilson in the News

U.S., Mexico And Canada Sign Updated Trade Deal (NPR)

“Somehow, despite the accusations and the tough rhetoric, both countries are finding a way to continue to work together and are even praising each other while they do it,” said Chris Wilson on the new USMCA signed this week.

Why is a Nobel-winning human rights activist defending Myanmar on Rohingya atrocities? (PBS)

“This decision to go to the ICJ is something that the military didn't want to see…. The fact that she's decided to engage the ICJ creates a little bit of political space for her to distinguish herself from the military,” commented John Dale in this interview.

U.S.-Argentine Relations Can Survive Trump’s Tariff Threat (Foreign Policy)

“Since Alberto Fernández’s election, the U.S. president hadn’t antagonized the incoming leftist administration—until the announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum this week,” writes Benjamin Gedan.

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