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Monday, Nov. 28 // 10–11:15 am (ET)
What role does the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean play in regional economic recovery and global food security? How are the region’s governments addressing the sector’s environmental impacts? How could technology help overcome challenges, including the shortage of fertilizer? To learn more, join the Wilson Center and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for a virtual dialogue with the ministers of agriculture from Argentina, Colombia, Honduras, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Monday, Nov. 28 // 4–5:30 pm (ET)
This program will focus upon two books: Need to Know and Covert Legions. While most books on the subject focus more narrowly, Need to Know looks at a broad spectrum of American intelligence operations from codebreaking to spying and guerrilla warfare during World War II. In Covert Legions, Dr. Thomas Boghardt reveals their significance. Denazification, democratization, the recruitment of German scientists by the U.S. military, and the recalibration of America’s relationship with the Soviet Union all depended on intelligence.
Tuesday, Nov. 29 // 8–11:30 am (ET)
Join the Wilson Center's Korea Center for a conference on Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Challenges and Opportunities for South Korea in the US-China Competition. The US-China competition continues to dominate the politics of East Asia. For South Korea, there is no relationship that is more important—or more fraught at the moment—than the one between the United States and China. This event will feature expert commentary on recent US-China relations and its implications for South Korea. Panelists will include some of the distinguished contributors to our forthcoming briefing book on this subject.
Tuesday, Nov. 29 // 3–4:30 pm (ET)
Join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute for a conversation with DHS’ Deputy Secretary John Tien on DHS’ unique and significant role in the Arctic region. This chat will be followed by a panel of experts from DHS agencies who will discuss DHS’ role in upholding the NSAR’s pillars through maritime security, disaster preparedness and recovery, and law enforcement collaboration.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 // 1–2:00 pm (ET)
Data visualization—such as charts, graphs, and infographics—can serve a democratizing purpose, yet it can just as easily be used to obscure and to mislead. Join us for the annual James H. Billington lecture by 2021-2022 Billington Fellow Katherine Zubovich, where she will discuss how Soviet artists and economists created numerical graphics in the 1930s to communicate the goals and results of the country’s first Five-Year Plans to a mass audience.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 // 2–2:30 pm (ET)
On the eve of the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15, Peng Kui from the Beijing-based Global Environmental Institute will sit down for a Green Tea Chat with Jennifer Turner. As the manager of GEI’s Ecosystem and Conservation & Community Development Program, Peng Kui will share stories of GEI’s projects in China and their work over the past six years to set up cooperative networks on conservation with environmental, indigenous peoples, women, youth, and private sector groups in ASEAN and Africa.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 // 3–4:30 pm (ET)
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Canadian Armed Forces, and Wilson Center Polar Institute present the event "Technological Innovation and Arctic Climate Security" for a discussion about the intersection between technology and the cryosphere (i.e., the frozen parts of the earth).
Thursday, Dec. 1 // 2–3:00 pm (ET)
Competition between democratic and authoritarian systems is playing out in global cities, where real property rights influence regime legitimacy and economic performance. In this book talk, George F. Kennan Fellow Marsha McGraw Olive will present the analysis of her new book, Owning the City: Property Rights in Authoritarian Regimes. She will argue that globally successful cities achieve better outcomes by respecting property rights and putting citizens at the center of urban planning.
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