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Wilson Center Announces Brazil-U.S. Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change
The Wilson Center is pleased to announce a new Brazil-United States Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change in partnership with the Concertação Pela Amazônia, a network of Brazilian individuals, civil society organizations, and companies dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the Amazon region.
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Wilson Center Appoints Duncan Wood As Vice President of Strategy and New Initiatives
The Wilson Center announced today the promotion of Dr. Duncan Wood to the Vice President of Strategy and New Initiatives' position. Wood begins his new position after serving for eight years as Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute...
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Wilson Center Names Andrew Rudman As New Mexico Institute Director
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is pleased to announce Andrew I. Rudman's appointment as the new Director of the Center's Mexico Institute. Mr. Rudman comes to the Mexico Institute from his position as Managing Director at Monarch Global Strategies LLC, where he counseled a global portfolio of clients on regulatory and public policy challenges related to market entry and market access in the Americas with a primary focus on Mexico...
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Wilson Center Looks at the World’s Expectations of President Biden
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, ranked as the number one think tank for Regional Studies, possesses the expertise to offer a clear idea of what the world is expecting from the 46th President of the United States...
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Wilson Quarterly Releases New Winter Edition: Back to the Future?
Key U.S. policy shifts caused immense global ripples. Can the Biden administration pick up where the Obama White House left off? Or must it plot a new course?
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No, the Chaos in America Is Not a Gift to China and Russia
Kissinger Institute Fellow Maria Repnikova believes autocrats around the world won’t gain from the United States’ pain.
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Statement from Wilson Center President, Director and CEO Jane Harman
"The recent insurrection carried out by a mob against the U.S. Capitol, inspired by false claims of a stolen election, were a sickening attack on our democracy. I have lived and worked in Washington a long time--including 22 years as a Senate aide and as a Member of Congress – and I have always seen the Capitol building as hallowed ground. To see it invaded and defaced, and to see my friends and former colleagues put in harm’s way, was frankly inconceivable..."
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The World's Reaction to the Events of January 6th.
Wilson Center experts look at how the world is reacting to the events at the US Capitol on January 6th.
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What my grandfather's life taught me about China and America
Kissinger Institute Director Robert Daly contributes to this article on
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Did the historic trade deal with Europe end the affair of Brexit?
Global Fellow Michael Geary looks at what the future may hold for Britain and the European Union.
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Geoengineering must stay peaceful
Wilson Center Fellow Elizabeth Chalecki co-authored this piece which looks at the political and scientific problems Geoengineers face.
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Global Fellow Michelle Egan on Brexit Deal
Wilson Center Global Fellow Michelle Egan offers analysis on the Brexit Deal
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Navigating a nation of metro and rural viewpoints
Blair Ruble writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that, in this moment of social, cultural, demographic, and economic realignment, what it means to be “metropolitan” has emerged as a critical fulcrum for charting the nation’s political future.
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A Crisis of Confidence
Jane Harman on how President-elect Biden Can Restore Faith in U.S. Spy Agencies.
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How Biden Should Approach U.S.-Mexico Relations
Wilson Center Vice President of New Initiatives and Director of the Mexico Institute talks with World Politics Review.
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Wilson Center Names Amb. James F. Jeffrey New Chair of Middle East Program
The Wilson Center is pleased to announce that Ambassador James F. Jeffrey will be joining the Wilson Center to serve as Chair of the Middle East Program.
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A new inventory of Arctic infrastructure aims to spur sustainable development
The Arctic Infrastructure Inventory lists 8,000 projects in the Arctic to help inform investment and development policies.
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Robert Daly Breaks Down The China-Australia Standoff
Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the US joins The Big Picture with Olivier Knox.
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Why the Assassination of a Scientist Will Have No Impact on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright believes the glaring irony of the sensational operation is that it will probably have a negligible impact on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Joe Biden's oncoming headache over Vladimir Putin
Kennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky co-authors this piece regarding the President-elect and Vladimir Putin
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Biden names John Kerry as presidential envoy for climate change
Sherri Goodman speaks with PRI's "The World."
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Our Brains Explain the Season’s Sadness
In her latest piece in The New Yorker, Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright looks at how our brains are coping with the emotions brought on by these unique times.
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The Mexico-US Relationship After Cienfuegos
Duncan Wood, Vice President for New Initiatives and Director of the Mexico Institute sat down with Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly.
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Iran Should Take the First Step
Wilson Center Senior Vice President, Robert Litwak and Senior Scholar, Haleh Esfandiari look at steps Iran can take with the Biden Administration sides to make possible a successful outcome of renewed negotiations – if they take place.
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Get to Know Dan Hamilton
Get to know the new Director of The Wilson Center's Global Europe Program
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Jane Harman joins Fox News Sunday panel
Wilson Center President and CEO, Congresswoman Jane Harman was a panelist on the 11/22 episode of "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace.
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Joe Biden's oncoming headache over Vladimir Putin
Kennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky and Michael Kimmage look at the President-elect's strategy.
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Iran’s oil exports, uranium stockpile surge
Senior Vice President Rob Litwak speaks with Wilson Center alum and Pulitzer Prize winner, Joby Warrick
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The World Reacts to the 2020 Election
Wilson Center experts offer their analysis on how the world is reacting to the 2020 Election
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The Wilson Quarterly Fall 2020: The Ends of History
The past is always with us - even when governments try to alter or erase it. How does contested history shape our politics and culture? Read the latest issue of The Wilson Quarterly.
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Samuel F. Wells Jr's Fearing The Worst (2019) Now Published in Korean
Samuel F. Wells’ Fearing the Worst (2019) explores how key military and political decisions influenced both the escalation of conflict during the Korean War and its legacy’s impact on postwar competition. The book was most recently translated to Korean and published by Hanul M Plus under the translated title The Korean War and the Cold War Era.
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2020 Chilean National Plebiscite
Analysis from Latin America Program Director, Dr. Cynthia Arnson
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Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Read more from RobertRegardless of daily headlines, the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States bases its work in the interests of both nations and in their shared and independent histories.
Cynthia J. Arnson
Director, Latin American Program

Jean H. Lee
Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

Read more from JeanNorth Korea’s nuclear weapons are such a source of strength and pride for the people, and such a key strategic tool for Kim, that it’s hard to see him giving them up entirely.
Nina Jankowicz
Disinformation Fellow
Read more from NinaDisinformation is not a partisan problem; it's a democratic one, and it will take cooperation—cross-party, cross-sector, cross-government, and cross-border—to defeat.