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November 10, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Answering the Amazon’s Call: Private Sector Mobilization for Protection of the Amazon [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“We must undo the damage done by the Bolsonaro administration. He has explicitly dismantled law enforcement by changing regulation, by making it harder for farmers to be prosecuted, and by doing mass cancellation of fines.... He has also been deeply cutting budgets. The budget that Lula is going to be receiving is the lowest since 2014.” -Raoni Rajão, Latin American Program fellow.
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US Policy on Lebanon: A Conversation Among Ambassadors Finland’s Contributions to NATO: Strengthening the Alliance’s Nordic and Arctic Fronts
“Lebanon has been in extreme descent built on decades of poor governance, economic mismanagement, and rampant corruption,” said Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Ambassador Barbara Leaf in her opening remarks. Former Ambassadors James Jeffrey and David Hale join Leaf to discuss economic and political turmoil in Lebanon, turmoil that has accelerated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Beirut port blast, and war in Ukraine. Together, they offer a path for policymakers. “There are three key areas where Finland could make significant contributions to the Alliance. First, on resilience: Finland’s conscription-based reserves total 900,000 with a wartime strength of 280,000... Second, as a technologically advanced nation, Finland hosts various industrial-grade IT capabilities, including 5G telecommunication and cyber security... Third, Finland is a net addition to NATO’s defensive capabilities.” Read more from Robin Forsberg, Aku Kähkönen & Jason C. Moyer of the Global Europe Program.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Podcast | Plaza CentralGuyana Oil Rush
“With 11 billion barrels of oil reserves, that makes Guyana, or could make Guyana, as having the highest oil reserves per capita in the world. Currently Kuwait has that, but Guyana could surpass that.... it’s such staggering growth for a small nation... As long as Guyana continues to diversify its economy... I think the transformation will be incredible.” -Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch in conversation with Plaza Central host Benjamin Gedan.
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Putin’s “Popular Monarchism” Leads Russia into Ruin In the Months Since Russia’s Brutal Invasion of Ukraine, Its Trade with China Has Surged
“The Soviets, and eventually President Putin, sought to capitalize on this convenient political culture. The result was a system in which all the hardships in the life of the average Russian, from serfdom and famine to economic disaster and political strife, were blamed not on the current head of state—whether that was a czar, general secretary, or a president—but on local officials: boyars, commissars, and oligarchs.” -Raneil Jordan Smith and De'Vonte Armond Tinsley in the Russia File. “According to Chinese customs data, its bilateral trade with Moscow grew 31 percent in the first eight months of 2022. In July, China imported $10 billion worth of goods from Russia, an increase of 49.3 percent from July 2021.” Find out why Ambassador Mark Green is calling out this “stubborn fact” in his latest blog.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Janet Yellen: The Most Powerful Woman in American Economic History
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, host John Milewski talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Hilsenrath, whose new book “Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval,” chronicles five decades of American economic and social turmoil. Told through the life of Janet Yellen, Hilsenrath explores her uncommon partnership in work and life with Nobel Laureate George Akerlof.
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Strengthening US-European Cooperation on Apprenticeships [[link removed]]Monday, Nov. 14 // 11:00 am–12:30 pm (ET)
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Prospects for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia [[link removed]]Thursday, Nov. 17 // 9–10:30 am (ET)
Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty [[link removed]]Friday, Nov. 18 // 2–3:30 pm (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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At COP27, Empower Emerging Nations to Lead the Climate Fight (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“COP27 will not be the long-awaited summit of big agreements between powerful nations to once and for all assume responsibility for carbon neutrality in the shortest time possible. What it can, and should be, is the opportunity for developing countries to show the world how much can be achieved when the political will exists.” -Iván Duque Márquez
Iran Arms Russia in the War in Ukraine (The New Yorker) [[link removed]]
“The scope of Tehran’s support has escalated, despite its repeated denials of any involvement. Since August, it has provided hundreds of drones to Russia, with at least a thousand on the way... Dozens of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have deployed in Crimea to train Russians on how to pilot them... The deepening ties carry liabilities for the Islamic Republic.” -Robin Wright.
Saving the Amazon Requires Change in Brazil but also in the US and Europe (Boston Globe) [[link removed]]
“The Amazonian countries will need far more respect, money, and coherence from its international partners to save the rainforest... In order for the United States and Europe to become part of the solution, they must first stop being part of the problem.”-Ranoi Rajão
Geopolitical Strategic Competition is a Team Sport (The Hill) [[link removed]]
“A rivalry between competitors that possess the two largest economies and militaries in the world is a century-shaping event. Only with the benefits of its extensive alliances can America preserve the overmatch in capabilities relative to rivals that has long been the foundation of its security.” -Mark Kennedy


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