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September 30, 2022

Wilson Weekly

What’s Next for Brazil? The 2022 Elections and Beyond

“This year, we had a man who was killed just because of the theme of his birthday party... last weekend, we had a girl in Rio de Janeiro who was hit on the head... because of the positions she held... We are facing a very challenging moment in Brazil... the government that we have elected now, legitimizes these kinds of behaviors.” -Anielle Franco, President, Instituto Marielle Franco

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Report Launch: Collapsed Security Threatens the Future of Yazidis & Minorities in Sinjar

“Many thousands of Yazidis were victims of mass execution, mass rape, systematic sexual slavery, and forced religious conversion. Yazidi villages, homes, and places of worship were destroyed. More than 2,500 kidnapped Yazidi women and children are still missing. These women and children must never be forgotten and the lasting threat against the Yazidi people should not be overlooked.” -Wilson Center President & CEO Mark Green introducing this report launch event.

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Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Priorities: A Conversation with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

“Not only do we have the immediate destruction of the floods, affecting 33 million people—16 million children, 600,000 pregnant women waiting to give birth—but now with this massive body of water that will take many months to either descend into the sea or evaporate, we are looking at, as the WHO has warned, a second catastrophe. A health catastrophe.” -Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

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Russian Mobilization and the Impact on the War in Ukraine

“Putting untrained troops into demoralized units, is unlikely to enable the Russians to regain offensive combat power... The question is whether the Russians are going to be able to form new units, train them deliberately over the winter, and send them into Ukraine in the spring.” -Global Fellow Jack Watling

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Italy’s New Far-Right Government Threatens EU Unity

“The new government takes power amid economic turmoil, with rising prices, and slowing growth buffeting countries across Europe, including Italy. A Meloni government will make it more difficult to tackle these challenges.” Find out more from co-authors Nicholas Lokker and Jason C. Moyer, in the latest from the Global Europe Program.

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Phase Two of ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’: Expanding Global Vaccine Production Capabilities

Throughout the pandemic, regions such as Latin America have been dependent on imported vaccines. As COVID-19 persists, many governments are emphasizing the importance of transitioning to a new phase of vaccine diplomacy. Learn more from our expert panel.

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Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know

“Economic impact often happens with sanctions, but it doesn’t necessarily make policy change. We look at Cuba—for 60 plus years, a lot of economic impact, but the regime is still there. Look at Korea—US, UN sanctions for over 30 years—building more nuclear weapons... But it’s not just a case of how you convert that impact into policy change.” -Bruce Jentleson talks sanctions with John Milewski on the latest edition of Wilson Center NOW.

Upcoming Events

Ukrainian Attitudes of War and Peace: Complex Dilemmas of Wartime

Monday, Oct. 3 // 10–11:00 a.m. (ET)

Forty Years of Antarctic Marine Conservation: Policy Approaches in the Antarctic Treaty System

Tuesday, Oct. 4 // 9–10 a.m. (ET)

What Better Looks Like: Breaking the Critical Minerals Resource Curse

Tuesday, Oct. 4 // 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)

Wilson In the News

Thousands of Russian Nationals Are Fleeing Conscription (WNYC)

“In a matter of about two weeks or so, it is expected that there will be laws that will annex all four regions to the Russian Federation... It is similar to what happened in Crimea. What it means for the rest of the war, is that any attack by Ukraine in these four regions will be considered an attack on the Russian Federation.” -Kennan Institute Director Will Pomeranz

Beyond Security: A New Lens for Pak-US Relations? (Tabadlab)

“I don’t think that the US government has wanted Pakistan to choose a side, so to speak...The US recognizes that Pakistan’s relationship with China is very close and that’s not going to change. But I think that we’re seeing the US trying to figure out ways to navigate its relationship with Pakistan, even within that constraint.” -South Asia Institute Director Michael Kugelman

We Miscalculated Our Climate Tipping Points: This Decade is Critical (The Hill)

"Some scientists are shifting gears, considering civil disobedience and political efforts to urge greater action. Why risk the impartiality of science, with what has been considered a problem for economists or urban planners to solve? Because our time for meaningful action has been slated for just a few short years this decade." -Anders Beal and Paul Andrew Mayewski, PhD

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