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December 2, 2022[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Violence Against Women: A Never-Ending Story in Iran [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“Under the Islamic Republic, physical violence against women starts in the home and extends into the society.” Find out how from Haleh Esfandiari in her latest blog, which is part of the Wilson Center’s offerings for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence [[link removed]] .
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The Road Ahead for I2U2: An American, Emirati, Israeli, and Indian Partnership Tough Work Ahead to Unlock USMCA’s Potential
“We're grappling with multiple, interconnected crises, supply chain disruptions across the world, that stemmed from COVID-19 and were exacerbated by Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine... In order to tackle these issues, we have to mobilize private capital." -Jose Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Department of State. If the USMCA is to remain credible, the three governments must show that they can resolve clear differences. Three of those differences—vehicle rules of origin, energy sector management, and biotech agriculture—are examined by co-authors John Burzawa, Sophie Egar and Earl Anthony Wayne, in the latest essay in the "Strengthening North American Ties: A Must for Competitiveness" series by the Wilson Center's Mexico and Canada Institutes.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] PublicationBetween the Eagle and the Dragon
The 21st-century world will be defined by the US-China rivalry. In this new collection of essays our expert contributors examine what the rivalry means for middle powers like South Korea that are caught up in the increasingly tense superpower competition. Download the publication and watch the associated launch event [[link removed]] .
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COP27: An Inside Look at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference Russia’s Economy at the End of 2022: Deeper Troubles
In this edition of Need to Know, Latin American Program Fellow Raoni Rajão, provides an inside look at COP27, shedding light on the biggest debates, key players, and how talks have progressed since he attended his first COP seven years ago. While the Russian economy has proved quite resilient, Kennan Correspondent on Russian Media and Society Boris Grozovski outlines several sectors that are showing the weight of war.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know
Economic sanctions are an important part of foreign policy yet are often misunderstood. In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, host John Milewski gets the skinny on sanctions from Duke University Professor Bruce Jentleson, whose new book on the topic is already winning praise.
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Upcoming Events
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Arms Control and Regional Security Oral History Project [[link removed]]Tuesday, Dec. 6 // 9­–10:30 am (ET)
Water @ Wilson Series Launch | Water, Peace, & Security: New Tools for a New Climate [[link removed]]Tuesday, Dec. 6 // 9:20–11:45 am (ET)
Transforming US-Africa Economic Engagement into a 21st Century Partnership [[link removed]]Wednesday, Dec. 7 // 10:30am–12:00pm (ET)
Celebrating Women: An Art Exhibition [[link removed]]Wednesday, Dec. 7 // 4–6:00 pm (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Protests Erupt in China Over its Hard-line COVID Restrictions (KCBS Radio) [[link removed]]
“People who are in lockdown need food, they need prescriptions, some of them have emergencies and need hospital access, and those types of needs were not being fulfilled.” -Rui Zhong, program associate for the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States.
It’s Time to Re-think the United Nations’ COP Climate Negotiations (Daily Climate) [[link removed]]
Instead of focusing on negotiations, fellow Ruth Greenspan Bell argues that the main event should be for information sharing, financing, and partnerships that produce faster technological change.
The China-US Tech War: What’s Next? (The Diplomat) [[link removed]]
The Wilson Center’s Shihoko Goto joins an esteemed group of experts to discuss the China-US competition for tech dominance and the implications for third countries.
Russian Exiles Struggle to Form a United Opposition to Putin (Foreign Policy) [[link removed]]
Historically, Russian emigrants have been reluctant to form exile communities and have tried to assimilate. Global Fellow Lucian Kim posits that what distinguishes the new Russian émigrés is that they are more homogeneous.
Some Chinese Protesters Defiantly Call for Leader’s Removal (CNN) [[link removed]]
“The discontent and the anger that are reflected are continual and probably growing. But the protests, are not ongoing.” -Kissinger Institute Director, Robert Daly


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