Moments of Clarity: Uncovering Important Lessons for 2023
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The Wilson Center’s unique Congressional charter gives it a special obligation to look beyond the daily headlines and to identify key foreign policy developments that others may overlook or underappreciate. The Center’s mission is to analyze those developments, and identify lessons and insights to guide policymakers as they navigate new challenges and opportunities. Reviewing 2022, here are several “moments of clarity” from Wilson Center experts.
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![Ambassador Mark Green](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Mark_Green_headshot.png)
![Robert Daly image](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Robert_Daly.png)
![Sue Mi Terry](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/SueTerry_SM.jpg)
Sue Mi Terry
Former Director of the Asia Program and the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy
![David Sanger](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/DavidSanger_Web.png)
David Sanger
Former Distinguished Fellow;
White House and National Security Correspondent and Senior Writer, The New York Times.
White House and National Security Correspondent and Senior Writer, The New York Times.
![Shihoko Goto](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/ShihokoGoto_2024.jpg)
![Mark Kennedy](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/mark_kennedy_person_0.jpg)
![SIr John Scarlett speaking at a podium.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Sir_John_Scarlett_-_Chatham_House_2011.jpg)
Sir John McLeod Scarlett
Co-Chair, Wilson Center Global Advisory Council; Chairman, SC Strategy Limited; Former Chief, British Intelligence Service (MI6)
![The Right Honourable Catherine Ashton, Baroness of Upholland](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/catherine_ashton.jpg)
Baroness Catherine Ashton
Distinguished Fellow;
Former Vice President of the European Commission and former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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Former Vice President of the European Commission and former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
![Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/shannon_tom_0719.jpg)
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil; Senior International Policy Advisor, Arnold & Porter
![Jill Dougherty image](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Jill%20Dougherty.jpg)
![Benjamin Gedan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/benjamin-gedan-person.jpg)
Benjamin N. Gedan, PhD
Director, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
![Oge Onubogu Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/AFR-Headshot-Onubogu.jpg)
![Michael Kugelman](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/michael_kugelman_bio.jpg)
![John Thon Majok](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/johnthonmajok_bio.jpg)
John Thon Majok
Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI); Deputy Director of Development
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![Ivan Duque Marquez, Former President of the Republic of Colombia](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Ivan_duque_bio.png)
Iván Duque Márquez
Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom;
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
![James F. Jeffrey](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/James_Jeffrey_Bio.png)
James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow;
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
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Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
![Eddy Acevedo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/EddyAcevedo_0.jpg)
![Merissa Khurma](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/20230801WC_STAFF103%20%281%29.jpg)
![Duncan Wood](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/img_8671.jpg)
![Lauren Herzer Risi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/herzer_lauren.png)
Lauren Herzer Risi
Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
![Bruce Jentleson](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/BruceJentleson_web.png)
Bruce Jentleson
Former Distinguished Fellow;
William Preston Few Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, Duke University
William Preston Few Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, Duke University