The US Revolution on Innovative Infrastructure and Intelligent Transportation

Monday, Nov. 14 // 4–5:00 pm (ET)

The development of intelligent transportation systems has led to increased innovation across industries and through public and private partnerships in recent years. Both 5G and V2X developments serve as hallmarks of these efforts. Our conversation will bring together perspectives from the automotive and mobile communications industries on the best use cases, regulatory roadblocks, and commercialization opportunities for these technologies.

Join us to learn how the implications of global competitiveness and national security are impacting the development of these intelligent transportation systems.

Strengthening US-European Cooperation on Apprenticeships

Monday, Nov. 14 // 11:00 am–12:30 pm (ET)

To kick-off National Apprenticeship week, the Wilson Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Liechtenstein to the United States, will host a discussion featuring Her Excellency Dominique Hasler – Liechtenstein’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport.

Eurasia from the East: Japanese Views

Monday, Nov. 14 // 2–3:30 pm (ET)

Examining Russia from the East is different from studying from the West. Professors from the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Japan's national center for the study of the former Soviet areas, know this well and will demonstrate based on research conducted recently and presently at the Center in Sapporo. Sanctions, petrostate, the Hajj and Russia's relations with China, Japan and Saudi Arabia are among the topics that will be addressed

Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories

Monday, Nov. 14 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)

Ideology drives American foreign policy in ways seen and unseen. Based on their just-published book Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations, Christopher Nichols and his collaborators argue that, for example, hotly contested conceptions of civilization and freedom have helped to drive US foreign policy since the 18th century. This talk and conversation will draw on cutting-edge findings and a new field defining project to explore how the history of US foreign relations appears differently when viewed through the lens of ideology.

Prospects for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia

Thursday, Nov. 17 // 9–10:30 a.m. (ET)

This event, an address by Dr. Sandeep Pandey, a scholar and activist from India, marks the 2022 Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture. In his lecture, Pandey will discuss prospects for peace and nuclear disarmament in South Asia—a region with nuclear-armed rivals that has experienced multiple wars, and that suffers from a lack of region-wide cooperation and connectivity.

Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty

Friday, Nov. 18 // 2–3:30 pm (ET)

In policy, data is far more than a static, specific set of information. Rather, it is a living system of talent, infrastructure, equipment and support technologies. In Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty, Professor Aynne Kokas navigates various aspects of U.S. and Chinese data policy in a comprehensive, substantive overview. This exciting new book discusses not only the technologies at the heart of an increasingly cutthroat competition, but also the consequences that data trafficking may have on broader societies in Asia and the West.