Wilson Weekly
January 24, 2020

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What to Make of Putin's Power Play

Audio

Kennan Institute Senior Advisor Sergey Parkhomenko observes that the recent shakeup in Russian governance means that “Putin will stay as the President for two or more years, and he will conserve his personal rule in Russia.”


China Update: Taiwan’s Election and the “Phase One” Trade Deal

Video

Robert Daly, the Director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, discusses the new trade deal signed between the two nations, and the meaning of President Tsai Ing-wen’s reelection in Taiwan.


Trading Views: A Growing Industry

Need to Know podcast

What do Nebraskans think of the “Phase One” deal between the U.S. and China? Listen to the candid views of two of the state’s farmers on how it may affect the Midwest’s crucial agricultural sector.

 

The Power of Protest

Wilson Quarterly

Are protests a sign of democracy in action – or democracy in crisis? The Winter 2020 WQ examines the reasons that people take to the streets to effect change, and why nonviolent actions may promise greater success. The new issue also features reports and analysis from Latin America, Romania, and Hong Kong – as well as stories that connect protest to history and literature.

 

 

Wilson in the News

Wilson Center CEO Speaks to Yahoo Finance (Yahoo Finance) (NPR)

“Can’t we do better than this? I remember a day when bipartisanship was prized,” Wilson Center Director, President and CEO Jane Harman tells Yahoo Finance about today’s U.S. Congress in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The United States Has A Tiger Problem (Species Unite/Apple Podcast)

In four U.S. states with no applicable laws on big cat ownership, observes Sharon Guynup, “you can buy a tiger and take it home and put it in your backyard. And no one would know it was there.”

Venezuela’s Only Choice Left (New York Times)

Michael Penfold argues that “the only chance left for the [Venezuelan] opposition to restore democracy is to vigorously negotiate conditions for coming elections.”

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