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September 2, 2022

Wilson Weekly

Homeland: A Special Screening and Conversation About Afghanistan, One Year After the Taliban Takeover and US Withdrawal

“Every day they are becoming powerful. They are rich and they have everything in their hands. The people here keep silent, because they cannot say anything, do anything, against the rule of the Taliban.” -Zahrah Naibi, female Afghani journalist featured in the VOA documentary that opens this not-to-miss screening and discussion.

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Blog | Stubborn Things

Afghanistan Peace Process Study Group Made Prescient Predictions

Six months before the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Congressionally created, nonpartisan study group warned: "A rash and rushed approach could increase the chances of a breakdown of order in Afghanistan." Just one of those Stubborn Things that Wilson Center President and CEO Mark Green likes to remind us about.

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Article

Macron in Algeria: The Weight of the Past

“Although independence took place 60 years ago the scars of this conflict continue to fester and catharsis has not been achieved. History and memory become battlefields. Ironically, opening up the archives may perpetuate rather than resolve tensions.” Read more from Global fellow Steven Philip Kramer who takes us through history’s battlefields.

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Event | Video

Pioneering Space Force: A Fireside Chat with General John W. "Jay" Raymond

“Space underpins every instrument of our national power, whether it be diplomatic, information, the military, or the economy...it’s critical that just as you walk in a room and turn the light switch on, it’s very important that space is always on for our nation.” - Space Force General John “Jay” Raymond.

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Article

Myanmar’s Military is a Regional Destabilizer

“Refugee crises and other humanitarian disasters, the spillover of violence, drug trafficking, and a revisionist stance towards international order are all substantially likelier now than before 2021.” Find out why from Ye Myo Hein and Lucas Myers.

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Video | Smart Take

The IAEA Visits the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

“Are the Ukrainian operators, operating at gunpoint from the Russians, able to have the composure to operate the power plant securely? That would be one question they would have to answer. The second question is, does the plant have enough backup power to keep cooling, which is absolutely essential to prevent a nuclear disaster.” -Former Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow Ariel Levite

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Reflections on Afghanistan, One Year Post-Withdrawal

Human rights activists, retired US military leaders, an Afghanistan police officer, and more. This dynamic group of experts share their thoughts on the biggest lessons and what is to come as Afghanistan and the world mark one year since US forces left the country.

Upcoming Events

Peacebuilding in Africa: Adapting to a Changing World

Monday, Sept. 12 // 1:30–2:30 p.m. (ET)

200 Years of Bilateral Relations: The Perspective of the US Ambassadors

Tuesday, Sept. 13 // 3:30–5:30 p.m. (ET)

Digital Transformation, Governance, and Peacebuilding: New Threats and New Responses

Wednesday, Sept. 14 // 9–10:30 a.m. (ET)

Wilson In the News

US Considers Stopping Nicaraguan Imports Over Governance Concerns (Voice of America)

“We need a regional approach to exert pressure on the regime to release all political prisoners, unconditionally...We cannot forget that Ortega does not do this alone.” -Eddy Acevedo offers insights as the White House considers cutting Nicaraguan imports.

The French Just Gave Us Another Lesson in How Not to Fight Terrorism (Washington Post)

“Even the most modern armies cannot succeed in battling Islamist insurgents with powerful weapons alone... As France is learning the hard way in Africa...defeating Islamist extremists can only be achieved by providing local populations with hope for a better life, not a cause for which to die.” -William Drozdiak draws parallels from Afghanistan to Africa.

Chile’s Constitutional Experiment: A Global Lesson in Direct Democracy? (Global Americans)

“So what is in this new purple book—apparently flying off kiosks in downtown Santiago and throughout the country? The draft constitution holds some 388 articles, making it one of the most extensive in Latin America, if not the planet.” -Anders Beal on Chile’s political transformation.

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