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Putin proposes yearlong extension of New START
Wilson Center experts comments on today's news.
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Wilson Center Disinformation Fellow Testifies Before House Intelligence Committee
Nina Jankowicz testifies on misinformation and conspiracy theories online.
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IMF encourages countries affected by COVID to keep spending on safety net
Shihoko Goto talks with Marketplace.
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Facebook Bans QAnon Content
Statement from Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow with the Science and Technology Innovation Program.
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Coast Guard Polar Operations
Marisol Maddox, Arctic Analyst with the Polar Institute comments on Coast Guard oceanographic research operations in the Polar Regions.
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WQ Summer 2020: Korea, 70 Years On
Asia changed forever on June 25, 1950. The Summer 2020 issue of The Wilson Quarterly gives readers a comprehensive look at The Korean War – its origins, its history, and its continuing ripples on the peninsula and across the globe.
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Secretary Mnuchin Receives Wilson Award for Public Service
Remarks from Secretary Mnuchin as he receives The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service at a ceremony at The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
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Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program Welcomes New Director
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by the new director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program, Dan Hamilton. He discusses the most pressing challenges facing Europe in the new decade. Hamilton also highlights the important role the Global Europe program intends to play in researching and framing key US-European issues for policymakers and the public.
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Woodrow Wilson Awards to Honor Mnuchin, Lagarde, Crapo and Meeks
WASHINGTON – On September 30, 2020 the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Chaired by Governor Bill Haslam, will present The Woodrow Wilson Awards to The Honorable Steven F. Mnuchin, Her Excellency Christine M. Lagarde, Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) at a dinner and ceremony at The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
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Wilson Center Senior Vice President Releases New Book on Nuclear Threats
WASHINGTON –The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars released, “Managing Nuclear Risks,” a new publication from Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies Dr. Robert Litwak.
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Block The Vote: Misinformation and Disinformation
Nina Jankowicz joined NPR's 1A for a discussion about what’s being done to protect our elections and secure the vote?
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Japan's Parliament Picks Suga To Succeed Abe As Prime Minister
Shihoko Goto, Deputy Director for Geoeconomics and Program Associate for Northeast Asia joins NPR's Anthony Kuhn on Morning Edition
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YOSHIHIDE SUGA SET TO BE JAPAN’S NEXT PRIME MINISTER
Statement from Shihoko Goto, Deputy Director for Geoeconomics and Senior Associate for Northeast Asia, Asia Program
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Mexico’s crumbling economy leads to border arrests, more COVID-19 fears
Mexico Institute Director Duncan Wood talks with Marketplace Radio.
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Japan’s Suga likely to ‘stay the course’ if elected as prime minister
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is likely to “stay the course” on Abenomics and fighting the coronavirus outbreak, should he succeed Shinzo Abe as the country’s next prime minister, says Shihoko Goto from the Wilson Center’s Asia Program.
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The Threat To U.S. Elections
Disinformation Fellow Nina Jankowicz spoke to NPR's On Point about Russian activity leading up to the 2020 election.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Announces Resignation
Analysis from The Wilson Center's Asia Program
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Unrest in Belarus over longtime leader
Nina Jankowicz talked with Fareed Zakaria about how Moscow might weigh intervening in Belarus' contested election fallout.
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Elections in Belarus
Statement from Matthew Rojansky, Director of the Kennan Institute.
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Bridges and Blockades: Life at the DMZ
What is it like to work like in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)? For decades, the United Nations Command Security Battalion (UNCSB) post in the Joint Security Area that divides Korea was a tense and volatile place referred to as “the world’s loneliest outpost.” Post-2018 diplomatic initiatives and newly-minted cooperation between UNCSB troops and their North Korean counterparts made the DMZ a far less forbidding border, yet recent months have brought renewed tensions to one of the world’s most-contested landscapes.
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Trump Administration Announces Restrictions on TikTok and WeChat
Statement from Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the US.
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75th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima
Statement from Sayuri Romei, Public Policy Fellow with the History and Public Policy Program.
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HHS Secretary Announces Plans to Visit Taiwan
Statement from Asia Program Director, Abraham Denmark
READ STATEMENTWilson Center President to step down after almost decade of service
Today, Wilson Center President and CEO Jane Harman announced that she will step down from her role when her contract expires in February 2021. Harman communicated her decision in a letter to the Wilson’s Center’s Board of Trustees where she highlighted the Center’s record of accomplishment.
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon found dead
Statement from Jean Lee, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy.
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Wilson Center Partners with Smithsonian on its Race Initiative
The Wilson Center Board of Trustees held a special session on Thursday to endorse a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, announced specific actions to enhance diversity and inclusion, and address President Wilson’s legacy on race.
PRESS RELEASEGov. Bill Haslam to be New Chair of Wilson Center Board of Trustees
The Wilson Center welcomes the White House’s intent to nominate former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.
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Statement from The Wilson Center
The Wilson Center was chartered by Congress in 1968 as the official memorial to President Wilson. The namesake of our institution – while a visionary in international affairs – held racist views and implemented racist policies as President of Princeton University and as President of this country.
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'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online
Disinformation Fellow Nina Jankowicz joins NPR's "All Things Considered."
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India gains seat on UN Security Council
Asia Program Deputy Director Michael Kugelman reacts to the news that India has won a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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Wilson Center Experts Reaction to China/India Confrontation
Abraham Denmark, Robert Daly and Michael Kugelman offer their analysis of the news coming from the border confrontation between China and India.
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Wilson Center’s Polar Institute and Harvard Kennedy School’s Arctic Initiative Release Report on Combating Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Polar Institute at The Wilson Center today released a report on “Policy and Action on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean.” The report is based on a workshop the Centers co-hosted this past fall with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council...
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How Much Can the Human Spirit Endure in Isolation?
Distinguished Fellow Robin Wright's latest looks at the unique challenges confinement presents, including a conversation with Public Policy Fellow, Haleh Esfandiari.
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