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October 14, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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UK-US Military Cooperation: A Conversation with UK Shadow Defense Secretary John Healey [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“This government’s broken military procurement system has wasted taxpayers’ money and risks leaving our Armed Forces without the equipment and troops they need to fight and to fulfill our NATO obligations... Labor will make the UK a leading voice in Europe on collective security and defense. This is our unshakeable commitment to NATO in action.” -UK Shadow Secretary of State for Defense John Healey
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Iran: The People and the Regime Miles Apart Israel and Lebanon Reach Landmark Maritime Deal
“They and their colleagues in the security services are witnessing a nightmare come true: students and women are on the streets calling for regime change.” Read more from Haleh Esfandiari in the latest from our Viewpoints Series. “I think the agreement...is quite significant. The United States has been trying to help them reach this agreement since 2012... While this removes a point of friction potentially between Israel and Hezbollah, it’s not a remedy to the deeper problems.” -David Hale, former Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Blog Post | Focus Ukraine“We Need People Who Are Focused on the Mission, Not on Rules and Procedures”
“Local communities, activist initiatives, churches and religious organizations, as well as city and village councils under local administrations, played a major role in the rapid response. They were able to quickly find the necessary aid for people who needed support and organized deliveries.” -Katerina Sergatskova makes the case that local NGOs should be able to access international aid money.
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Iranian Song of Tweets Protesting Mahsa Amini Death Garners 40 Million Views Before Removed Of Swans and Rhinos: Building Resilience in the Semiconductor Supply Chain
“As the Iranian regime persists in its attempt to crush these protests, the people continue to push back. For each person who is unable to join in the demonstrations, Baraye , the protest's anthem, is one way to spread the message of resistance and the call for freedom in Iran.” Read more from Ambassador Mark Green in his latest post. As semiconductor supply chains rebound after two years of disruption, the United States has taken important steps toward building resilience in the sector over the coming years. Our new publication examines the challenges of the semiconductor supply chain, and analyzes the remaining long-term challenges faced by both the US government and the private sector.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Italy’s Right Turn: What to Expect from Giorgia Meloni
“I think that this continuous reference to Fascism isn’t a good thing because it’s not helping us understand what is happening in Italy right today. The right-wing coalition is multi-faceted, and it has not emerged overnight.” -Federico Borsari, Leonardo Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis, in conversation with Wilson Center NOW host John Milewski.
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Upcoming Events
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The Human Cost of Russia's War in Ukraine: The Migration Dimension [[link removed]]Tuesday, Oct. 18 // 10­–11:30 a.m. (ET)
Race to the Top on Global Green Infrastructure: From BRI to Bluedot and Beyond [[link removed]]Wednesday, Oct. 19 // 9–10:15 a.m. (ET)
Public Outrage: A Look at Protest Movements in Iran and the Arab World [[link removed]]Thursday, Oct. 20 // 10–11:00 a.m. (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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After the Deluge (Dawn) [[link removed]]
“It is time for our press to start tracking the relief and rehabilitation efforts. What’s the tally for government expenditure on the flood response? How much foreign aid has flowed in? Where has it been disbursed? To what end?” -Global Fellow Huma Yusuf
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Is Still Spiraling (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
“In recent weeks, Colombo’s new government has settled in and received help from bilateral and multilateral donors. Despite this aid, Sri Lanka’s economy continues to sputter, and core public grievances remain unresolved. The country still seems like a powder keg—susceptible to more mass protests—particularly if the public faces new austerity measures.” -Michael Kugelman
N.Korea launches a flurry of missile tests (CNN) [[link removed]]
“I think the latest missile test is just a precursor of what will come, and there will be several nuclear tests, possibly of a tactical nuclear weapon.” -Sue Mi Terry
Iran’s Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women (New Yorker) [[link removed]]
“Despite the dangers of arrest and death, Iranian women of disparate ethnicities have united in imaginative ways... On Wednesday, a video widely shared on social media captured schoolgirls in Tehran giggling at their audacity as they stomped on a framed photo of the two Supreme Leaders.” -Robin Wright


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