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Wilson Weekly November 22, 2019 .     Bits and Borders: Navigating Asymmetrical Risks in a Digital World Video & key quotes “When you talk to companies in IT, in digital media,” says Rob Knake, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, “m…

Wilson Weekly November 15, 2019 .     Geopolitics and the 5G Supply Chain Video & key quotes "We are interconnected,” says Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. “Networks don’t know, or respect, national boundaries, as nation-…

Wilson Weekly November 8, 2019 .     Berlin: The Border and Memory Photo Gallery On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, our interactive feature allows two witnesses -- Wilson Center alumna and George Washington University professor Hope…

Borders and Beyond Fall 2019   The gap between the political rhetoric and the realities of our borders has never been wider. What is the future of borders – for nations and those who must traverse them?           …

Wilson Weekly November 1, 2019 .     Trudeau, Scheer, and the Future of Canada Video & key quotes “This was an election driven more by events than public policy,” said Nik Nanos, Wilson Center Global Fellow and the founder of Nanos Research. Iran H…

Wilson Weekly October 25, 2019 .     Vice President Michael R. Pence on the U.S.-China Relationship Video & key quotes Delivering the Wilson Center’s inaugural Frederic V. Malek Public Service Leadership Lecture, Vice President Pence stated that “th…

Wilson Weekly October 18, 2019 .     Managing Nigeria’s Diversity Amidst Rising Ethno-religious Tensions Video & key quotes Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo says his nation’s citizens must look within to sur…

Wilson Weekly October 11, 2019 .     Nuclear Crises with North Korea and Iran: From Transformational to Transactional Diplomacy Video & key quotes | Wilson Center NOW Robert Litwak’s new book analyzes possible approaches to nuclear diplomacy with Nor…

Wilson Weekly October 4, 2019 .     A State of Un-Peace: the EU’s Response to Asymmetric Threats Video & key quotes “‘Un-Peace’ is not the name of some new, snazzy UN agency,” observes Sir Julian King, European Commissioner for the Security Union. “R…

Wilson Weekly September 27, 2019 .     It’s Meg King….or Maybe It’s a Deepfake Need to Know Podcast “Deepfakes could save the world,” says Meg King, director of the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program. The same generative adversaria…

Wilson Weekly September 20, 2019 .     Black Smoke On The Horizon: Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration? Need to Know Podcast Attacks on Saudi oil facilities attributed to Iran have created tumult in the region and roiled …

Wilson Weekly September 13, 2019 .     Engage Or Retreat? American Views on U.S. Foreign Policy Video & key quotes At an event to mark the release of the 2019 Chicago Council Survey of Americans’ views on foreign policy, Ambassador Ivo Daalder report…

Wilson Weekly August 23, 2019 .     Pining for the Fjords of Greenland Need to Know Podcast A few weeks ago in the Need to Know podcast episode "Foreign Policy on Top of The World," host Aaron Jones asked Polar Institute Director Mike Sfraga what we need…

Wilson Weekly August 16, 2019 .     Decoding the Disinformation Problem  Video & key quotes Moderated by CNN anchor Kate Bolduan, executives from Facebook and Microsoft examined the disinformation landscape, offering an historical overview of disinfo…

Wilson Weekly August 9, 2019 .     Nuclear Weapons and Their Pride of Place in North Korea Blog Post from Asia Dispatches “Cultivating a sense of pride in North Korea’s weapons program is a policy priority under Kim Jong Un, who has used bombs and missil…