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February 17, 2023[[link removed]]Wilson Weekly
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Iraq and the United States: A Conversation with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]“The private sector is still very weak. To build another economy, to change this structure, which depends on the public sector, is not so easy. At the end, we need to change the laws. Even if we are to change the laws, we need to change the culture, the mentality.” Hear more from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq Fuad Hussain in conversation with Ambassador Jim Jeffrey, Chair of the Middle East Program and former Ambassador to Iraq.
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Fostering National Security and Economic Prosperity in North America Sweden’s Arctic Advantages: Critical Minerals, Space, and Data
“NORAD is the only bi-national command in the world. It has been around for about 40 years, and our intention is to ensure that it has that longevity. Nowhere is that more clear than what we saw over the last week with the balloon.” Canada’s Minister of National Defense Anita Anand, who along with Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, engaged in a timely conversation with Canada Institute Director Christopher Sands. “The discovery of Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth in Northern Sweden is set to elevate the country’s geo-strategic standing, adding a critical layer of importance to its continued stability. At a time when China’s dominant position as a supplier of rare earth materials is considered a strategic vulnerability, this discovery is a major geopolitical plus for Europe and Sweden.” -Read more from Nima Khorrami.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Wilson Center Names Bruna Santos as New Director of Brazil Institute
“Brazil’s role in the world has never been more important. Bruna’s unique skills and experience will help shape conversations and analysis of Brazil in the crucial months and years to come.” -Ambassador Mark Green, Wilson Center President and CEO.
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Border Security A 2020 Amendment to the Russian Constitution Is Another Sign Putin’s Invasion Isn’t Going as Planned
“The data is striking in terms of how much commerce there is on a daily basis—it's well over a million dollars a minute, all day, every day. And that’s really important, and these are integrated communities that thrive together.” -Mexico Institute Director, Andrew Rudman provides important nuance about border security in the latest Need to Know Podcast. In 2020, Putin pushed through a number of amendments to the Russian Constitution aimed at expanding his executive powers and ensuring his hold on power—even after his term expires. One year after Russian forces first rolled into eastern Ukraine, and the costs for Russia continuing to mount, Wilson Center President & CEO Mark Green looks back to understand what Vladimir Putin might be thinking today.
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NOW Logo [[link removed]]Security in the High North: Deterring Russia
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Rebecca Pincus, director of the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute, Mathieu Boulegue, research fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House, and Michael B. Petersen, director of the Russia Maritime Studies Institute and associate professor at the US Naval War College discuss challenges posed by Russia in the Arctic and High North.
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Upcoming Events
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Putting Peru Back Together [[link removed]]Tuesday, Feb. 21 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
Greening BRI Governance in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Beyond [[link removed]]Wednesday, Feb. 22 // 9–10:30 am (ET)
Causes and Consequences of Russia’s Year of War in Ukraine [[link removed]]Wednesday, Feb. 22 // 12–1:30 pm (ET)
Launch of Baroness Cathy Ashton’s New Book: “And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy” [[link removed]]Thursday, Feb. 23 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
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Wilson In the News
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Thanks to FTX, Legislators Can Reassess Financial Rules, Boost Innovation and Thwart Bad Actors (Miami Herald) [[link removed]]
“Reactionary regulatory policy has evolved into a patchwork of laws and agencies overseeing multiple, and sometimes overlapping, financial instruments and people. At the same time, lessons learned from prior crises can offer valuable insights to policymakers as they explore the current crypto crisis.” Read more from Kellee Wicker and Alan Rechtschaffen.
Does China’s Spy Balloon Mean We’re in a New Cold War? (New York Magazine) [[link removed]]
“One of the macro-narratives is that China is learning to be a superpower, and it has the power, but it’s really not so super at using it. It tends to be clubfooted and to make big, avoidable mistakes.” -Robert Daly
At the Federal Games Guild, Video Games and Public Policy Play Together (Marketplace) [[link removed]]
“I can’t give all the secrets. But I will say that the game will stop you if the goals that you set are too hard. But most of the time, you can get to the goals and reducing national debt in about 14 moves or so.” -Elizabeth Newbury of the Wilson Center’s Serious Games Initiative, on the Fiscal Ship [[link removed]] game.
On GPS: The Danger from North Korea (CNN) [[link removed]]
"There’s a recognition that North Korea has a runaway nuclear program... They are focusing on technical capability that is very concerning,” says Sue Mi Terry, director of the Wilson Center's Asia Program. “We are entering a more dangerous phase with North Korea.”


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