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November 4, 2022

Wilson Weekly

North America 2.0 | Forging a Continental Future

After a tumultuous three decades of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a different continent is emerging. A new report from the Canada and Mexico Institutes offers an agenda for how the region’s leaders can forge inclusive and effective strategies that ensure North America’s next decades build upon past successes, while also addressing its shortcomings.

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Event | Video

US-Mexico Security Cooperation: A Conversation with Assistant Secretary Todd Robinson

“Addressing the production, trafficking, and consumption of fentanyl is a top priority for the United States and for Mexico, as a matter of national security for both countries. Because even as 108,000 people died in the United States last year, thousands of Mexican citizens died as a result of the crime and violence generated from the illicit drug trade. And Mexican drug overdose deaths are on the rise as well.” -Assistant Secretary of State Todd. D. Robinson

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Vodcast | Need to Know

Examining Protests in Iran and the Arab World

“You look at these young kids taking to the streets, and you want them to succeed. But the fact is that the evidence shows that [it won’t] unless there is organization behind it.” -Marina Ottaway in conversation with Haleh Esfandiari and Need to Know’s new host, John Milewski.

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Blog Post | Weekly Asado

A Belt & (Rough?) Road: China-Latin America Relations

“The writing has been on the wall for several years, as China’s economic engagement with the region has tapered... For Latin America, that suggests a narrower and more modest approach to Chinese investment, focused on sectors considered critical to China’s economic growth.” Read more from Margaret Myers in the Weekly Asado, a blog from the Latin American program.

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The Impact of Climate Change on Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes

“In 2019, a severe tidal wave struck the village. Since then, tidal floods come every year... within the last five years...fish has been drastically reduced, with only a little bit left for local consumption... Fish was the main source of protein...Since I became a mother, our food consumption patterns have changed.” -Yani, a housewife and community health post volunteer from Indonesia.

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No Dia Seguinte: Brazil’s Election and the Future of US-Brazil Relations

“After all the allegations of electoral fraud, there’s a celebration that the electoral institutions, the democratic institutions actually worked... but, what I see is some very complicated governance issues coming up, because the country is clearly divided.” -Former US Ambassador to Brazil Liliana Ayalde.

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Fall 2022

Trust in a Values-Based Supply Chain

In the latest issue of the Wilson Quarterly, Shihoko Goto explains why a resilient supply chain requires having the right technology and partners you can trust.

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Global Justice: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Host John Milewski speaks with Arnaud Kurze and Christopher Lamont, authors of the new book “Mapping Global Justice: Perspectives, Cases and Practice,” which examines “persistent international conflicts, increasing inequality, and acute environmental and climate-related threats to humanity.” Franz Baumann, Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, and Sarine Karajerjian, Program Director, Environmental Politics, Arab Reform Initiative, join in the conversation.

Upcoming Events

Avoiding Meltdowns & Blackouts

Tuesday, Nov. 8 // 8–10:30 am (ET)

North America 2.0 : Towards a Continental Future

Wednesday, Nov. 9 // 10–11:30 am (ET)
Note: This event will be held in-person at the Wilson Center

Saudi Arabia and Oil: Between the United States and Russia

Thursday, Nov. 10 // 10–11:00 am (ET)

Republics of Myth: National Narratives and the US-Iran Conflict

Thursday, Nov. 10 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)

Wilson In the News

Can Guyana Avoid the Oil Curse? (The National Interest)

“Indisputably, for developing nations especially, oil is a blessing. But indisputably, as well, it can be a curse.... Guyana must be vigilant to diversify its local economy, improve governance, increase transparency and accountability, and reduce corruption.” -Jerry Haar

Lula Regains Presidency (NBC News)

“It was, by far, the most bitterly fought election in Brazilian history. It’s also the first time that we have a president elected for a third mandate, which is Lula. The first time we have an incumbent defeated. The first time we have such a tight election victory... We saw an unprecedented election.” -Bruna Santos

Tunisia’s Fragile Democracy Is on Life Support (The National Interest)

“The United States and the international community should learn the lessons of failing to act swiftly, which has contributed to the dire situation now facing Latin America and respond immediately to the political chaos in Tunisia.” -Eddy Acevedo

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