On the Horizon | What to Watch in 2023

For the United States and the world, 2022 was quite a year. From the war in Ukraine to unprecedented levels of human displacement, from challenges in food and energy security to the renewed importance of new and traditional alliances, from developments in our relationship with China to a leftward tilt in many parts of the Americas…and so much more.

As we look to 2023, we are poised for another momentous year. The Wilson Center strives to provide thoughtful scholarship and objective analysis about world events. We mobilize expertise from across our fourteen plus research programs, and provide calm counsel and commentary to numerous global and US audiences. We offer information and insights to Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle, to the Administration, and the policymaking community. In this spirit, we present On the Horizon—What to Watch in 2023.

Explore the Critical Challenges for the US

• Maintaining Momentum in Partnership and Engagement with Africa
• Coordination and Commitment with Allies and Partners in the Face of China’s Growing Military and Economic Threat to a Rules-Based Order
• Lula's Third Term
• Giving a Green Light to Net Zero
• Keep Cool: China and the United States Adjust to a New Cold War
• Sustained Transatlantic Unity
• Climate Change, Population, and Governance Dynamics
• More and Escalating Missile Tests
• A New Political Cycle
• Integrating Climate-Related Policy and Programs with Maternal and Reproductive Health Services
• Defense of Democratic Institutions
• Iran’s Nuclear Weapons
• Climate Change Continues Rapid, Cascading Change at Both Poles
• War in Ukraine
• Protecting Users While Preserving Innovation