In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and current Wilson Center Fellow Molly O’Toole. She discusses her upcoming book, “The Route: How American Policy, a Billion-Dollar Black Market, and Indomitable Resilience are Bringing the World’s Refugees to the US Border.” The book examines “one of t…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the latest from Venezuela in the aftermath of the disputed July 28th presidential election with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program. Gedan discusses the Maduro regime’s claims of victory, the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters, and the state of the opposit…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Sherri Goodman, a Senior Fellow with the Wilson Center's Polar Institute and Environmental Change and Security Program, discusses her new book, “Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security.” The book “takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we focus on the latest edition of the Wilson Quarterly, The Great Population Shakeup. We are joined by editor Stephanie Bowen and contributor Lauren Herzer Risi. The issue “assesses how the immediate and growing effects of changing global demographics may drastically shift longstanding economic and political pa…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the Wilson Center’s Sudans Working Group with Oge Onubogu, Director of the Wilson Center’s Africa Program and co-chairs Ambassador Nureldin Satti and Ambassador Donald E. Booth. Established in 2009, the Sudans Working Group (SWG) “engages US, African, and international policymakers and stakeholders…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Rebecca Pincus, Director of the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute. She highlights the recently announced Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE-PACT) by the US, Canada, and Finland. The collaboration is intended to “strengthen shipbuilding and maritime industrial capacity through closer cooperation…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by William Drozdiak, Global Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program and author of “The Last President of Europe: Emmanuel Macron's Race to Revive France and Save the World.” He discusses the recent legislative election in France in which, contrary to pre-election projections, left wi…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Michael Collins, Executive Director, The Americas at the Institute for Economics & Peace. He highlights the 18th edition of the annual Global Peace Index (GPI), produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). The index is the world’s leading measure of peacefulness, and “reveals that the…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Arnaud Kurze, Wilson Center Global Fellow and Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair State University, Liana Almony, Deputy Director at UNANIMA International, and Franz Baumann, Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations. They highlight the concept of climate justice, t…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Sung-Yoon Lee, Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Indo-Pacific Program, Former Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies and Assistant Professor, the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He discusses his project at the Wilson Center, “The Pyongyang Playbook: North Korea’s Provocations, Pe…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we speak with Nader Nadery, Senior Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Indo-Pacific Program. He discusses the new report, “Human Rights Under Siege Salvaging the International Rights Regime in a Turbulent World Order.” The report examines how, 75 years after the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we focus on the latest edition of the Wilson Quarterly, Understanding Russia, with the help of editor Stephanie Bowen and contributor Izabella Tobarovsky. Tobarovsky’s article, Antisemitic Propaganda and Disinformation in Putin’s War Against Democracies, examines how “Russia’s long history of exploiting antisem…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we speak with Robert Daly, Director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute. He highlights Secretary Blinken’s recent trip to China and examines whether a new Cold War has developed between the two nations. Daly also discusses how the Biden administration’s goal of “managed competition” with Beijing is playi…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) Working Group Report, “US Leadership Matters in Addressing Forced Displacement Crisis,” with co-authors, John Thon Majok, James Hollifield, and Susan F Martin. The report “seeks to provide guidance and actionable recommendations for the US gove…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Ambassador Kristie Kenney, former senior US diplomat who served as the 32nd Counselor of the US Department of State and Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, the Philippines, and Thailand. She discusses the first-ever US-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit held in Washington on April 11th. Ken…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by David Sanger, former Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow and White House and National Security Correspondent for the New York Times, and Mary Brooks, researcher, writer, documentarian, and former Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow. They discuss their new book, “New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russi…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the 5th anniversary of the Middle East Program's blog, Enheduanna with Merissa Khurma and Faria Nasruddin. The blog seeks to “inspire diverse women contributors from the Middle East to voice their thoughts and express their ideas about the state of women in their countries and their often ignored y…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we speak with Jacqueline Charles, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award-winning foreign correspondent for the Miami Herald. She discusses the ongoing political and security crisis in Haiti. With gangs reportedly controlling large areas of the capital and the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry, Ch…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we speak with Steve Coll, editor at the Economist, author, and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He discusses his latest book, “The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq.” The author uncovered unpublished and underreported sources, conducted interviews with…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we speak with William Pomeranz, Director of the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute. He discusses the anniversaries of Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the subsequent invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Pomeranz also explains what the death of Russian activist Alexei Navalny may mean for the Putin regime, Russia, …

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we focus on the latest edition of the Wilson Quarterly, The New Multilateralism, with the help of editor Stephanie Bowen. Also joining us are contributors Robin Quinville and Philip Reeker. Their article, Reinventing Security and Cooperation in Europe, examines how “by taking lessons from NATO, the OSCE could b…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow Robin Wright. She discusses the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war and assesses the impact of regional escalation which has drawn the US deeper into the crisis.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Jennifer Turner, Director of the Wilson Center's China Environment Forum, and Karen Mancl, Wilson Center Fellow and Professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University. They discuss a new Wilson Center and Ohio State University joint project…

When Wilson Center NOW launched almost 10 years and more than 500 episodes ago, our topic was the Sochi Olympics and our guest was then Kennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky. Matt, now President and CEO of the U.S. Russia Foundation and a Distinguished Fellow with Kennan, is back to mark the program’s anniversary and also help us explore how R…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by the Mexico Institute’s Andrew Rudman and Lila Abed. The discuss the upcoming 2024 presidential election in Mexico and highlight the program’s new publication, Mexico's Next President | Challenges and Recommendations. This booklet “offers recommendations on six of the most salient issues for con…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Southern Voices Network for Peacebuildingscholars Kgalalelo Nganje, Adane Tadesse, and Marie Grace Kagoyire Gasinzigwa. They discuss their projects, “Toward Greater Synergy Between International and Domestic Election Observation,” “Simmering Inte…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Merissa Khurma of the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program, and Izabella Tabarovsky, Kennan Institute Senior Advisor on Regional Partnerships and Programming. They discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the threat of the war expanding to neighboring states, and the Biden a…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the record-breaking heat of the summer of 2023 and the high number of extreme weather events experienced around the globe. Can a direct line be drawn between such events and climate change? And what are the implications of this emerging new normal as it relates to climate projections, resilience, and…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we focus on the latest edition of the Wilson Quarterly, Africa Matters, with the help of editor Stephanie Bowen. Also joining us are contributors Akunna Cook and Amarachi Nwosu. Their articles, Africa Is Ready For Its Next Narrative and Culture in Motion highlight the rapidly growing creative economy throughout…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Peter Zwack, Former U.S. Army Brigadier General and Global Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute. He provides an update on the ongoing Ukrainian counter offensive against Russia, the mood among the Ukrainian population and leadership, and the continued focus on increasing supplies of…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist and former Wilson Center Fellow. He discusses the book he co-authored, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth …

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW,  Christopher Sands of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, and Michael Kugelman of itsSouth Asia Institute, discuss tensions between Canada and India over the recent killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Where does the relationship stand after the Trudeau government accused India of having a ro…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Michael Keays, Senior Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State and Senior Diplomatic Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute. He discusses his project at the Center which focuses on how to re-engage with Russia after the fighting in Ukraine has ended and what history can teach…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Kellee Wicker, Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Wilson Center. She recently returned from DEF CON 2023 in Las Vegas, the nation’s premier “ethical” hacking conference, supported by the White House and AI companies. She discusses her participation in the first red…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Vice President, Director, and Scholar at the Wilson Center. He discusses the latest from Israel after the government moved ahead with its judicial overhaul legislation in July. How have months long mass demo…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Michael Collins, Executive Director, The Americas, Institute for Economics & Peace. He discusses the newly released 17th edition of the annual Global Peace Index (GPI), produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). The index is the world’s leading measure of peacefulness, and “reveals …

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Robert Litwak, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies at the Wilson Center. He discusses his latest publication, “Tripolar Instability: Nuclear Competition Among the United States, Russia, and China.” The study explains how “China’s emergence as a peer nuclear powe…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Barry Rabe, the Arthur Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy and the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He discusses his latest article, “Carbon Pricing Enters Middle Age.” The article “reviews the last half-…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Akbar Ahmed, Wilson Center Global Fellow and the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, and Michael Kugelman, Director of the Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute. They discuss the ongoing political crisis in Pakistan in the wake of the arrest of former prime minister Imra…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Robert Daly, Director of the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. He discusses deteriorating relations between Canada and China in the wake of Ottawa’s expulsion of a Chinese diplomat and retaliation by China’s government.…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Robert J. Lieber, Professor Emeritus of Government and International Affairs at Georgetown University. He discusses his new book, “Indispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in a Turbulent World,” which argues, “in a world full of revisionist powers, America’s role is more important than eve…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we take a look at the Spring 2023 issue of the Wilson Quarterly, “When Goods Cross Borders,” with the help of editor Stephanie Bowen. Also joining us is contributor Zoe Robbin who highlights her article, “Trading Water for Sun.” The piece discusses the dire water scarcity problem in the Jordan River Basin and e…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition. He highlights that program’s mission which includes, “shaping conversations and inspiring meaningful action to strengthen the technological, economic and infrastructure underpinnings required for America an…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Merissa Khurma, Director of the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program, and Lynn Mounzer, Gender in Business Specialist and Global Fellow with the Middle East Program. They discuss a new MEP report, Women Entrepreneurship in MENA: The Cases of Bahrain, Lebanon, and Tunisia. The report, “aggregates…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Andrew Rudman, Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. Also joining us is Lorenzo Córdova, Councilor President of Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE). Córdova discusses the threat from the passage of a bill by Mexico’s legislature designed to curb the power of the INE, the non…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, our guests are Sarah Barnes, Project Director for the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative, and Samantha Karlin, Founder and CEO of Empower Global, a gender consulting firm that works with organizations to help them better recruit, retain, and advance women. Karlin discusses more about her organization, a…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, and Joseph Dresen, Senior Program Associate with the Kennan Institute. They discuss the increasingly close economic and military ties between China and Russia and how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further strain…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Robert Litwak, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies at the Wilson Center. He discusses Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the New START Treaty, its last nuclear arms treaty with the United States. He also discusses increased nuclear sabre rattling by R…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Sharon Burke, Global Fellow with the Environmental Change and Security Program and Founder and President of Ecospherics. Also joining us is Claire Doyle, Program Assistant for the Environmental Change and Security Program. They discuss ECSP’s new policy brief, U.S. Governance on Critical Minera…

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Rebecca Pincus, director of the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute. Also joining us is Mathieu Boulegue, a research fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, and Michael B. Petersen, director of the Russia Maritime Studies Institute and an associate professor at the U.S. Naval W…