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In the latest #NeedtoKnow podcast, @GoodmanSherri, Senior Fellow of @PolarInstitute & @NewSecurityBeat discusses a couple of interesting recent developments in the #Arctic that are of interest. Tune in here: wilsoncenter.org/audio/arctic-h…

Six months before the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a congressionally-created, nonpartisan study group warned: “A rash and rushed approach could increase the chances of a breakdown of order in Afghanistan.” @AmbassadorGreen shares his insight ⤵️ wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/warn…

"We shouldn’t forget that #Putin’s favorite game is blackmailing. It’s like blackjack, the way he’s raising bets and just waiting for others to be frightened and step back," says @kennaninstitute expert @a_prokip ⤵️ wilsoncenter.org/event/ripples-…

"#Hydropower is the largest source of low-carbon electricity in the world today. And its benefits are needed more than ever." Read more from @NewSecurityBeat here⤵️ newsecuritybeat.org/2022/08/levera…

"Despite domestic setbacks, the new South Korean president’s diplomacy has been a success," says @Korea_Center expert @SueMiTerry on #SouthKorea⤵️ foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/18/yoo…

How is the #RussiaUkraineWar changing #Europe? How is #Germany being affected? @RQuinville, Director of @WilsonCenterGEP explains in the latest Wilson Quarterly⬇️ wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/ripp…

Rumor has it that #Argentina may be invited to join the #BRICS. Were it to join, it would get a leg up in the international hierarchy, and increased room for #diplomatic maneuver. @LATAMProg Global Fellow @jorgeheinel explores what is to come⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/arge…

General (ret.) David Petraeus, Former Commander of U.S. and NATO forces to Afghanistan, explains the success of the Ukrainian military to defend against #Russia thus far and what victory in the war may look like for #Ukraine⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=3he4x0…

#Russia has been building its fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers, aiming to escort expected future commercial shipping traffic through the melting #Arctic, “as a way to create this toll road for transit," according to @GoodmanSherri. apnews.com/article/russia…

Out now: As the world sits on the hinge of history, the @WilsonQuarterly summer issue, #RipplesofWar, examines the ever-widening impacts of the #RussiaUkraineWar. Read more: buff.ly/3Bg6Yuf

Rare diseases (RDs) are not uncommon. While each of the roughly seven thousand identified RDs individually appear in a small number of patients, altogether these conditions affect roughly 50 million people in Latin America. Read more⤵️ wilsoncenter.org/article/normal…

Today marks six months of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Watch Sir John Scarlett, Co-Chair of the Wilson Center Global Advisory Council discuss the international community’s response to Russia’s war and what a successful resolution may look like⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/video/smart-ta…

General (ret.) David Petraeus, Co-Chair of the Wilson Center Global Advisory Council explains the success of the #Ukrainian military to defend against #Russia thus far and what victory in the war may look like for Ukraine. Check out the latest Smart Take⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/video/smart-ta…

The #Taliban campaign to end poppy cultivation continues, as they mark their 1 year. However, this poses challenges for the farmers that rely on their earnings from the crop. @AmbassadorGreen,CEO of @TheWilsonCenter delves into the cost of this decline⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/opiu…

#Russia currently occupies more than one fifth of #Ukrainian farmland. Is land an understated Russian ambition in the war? Jiayi Zhou answers this in @NewSecurityBeat ⬇️ newsecuritybeat.org/2022/08/agricu…

#Ukraine’s government recently announced a change in the approach to state-owned enterprises. What are these changes? Where will these changes take Ukrainian industries and businesses? @a_prokip of @kennaninstitute explores these changes⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/conc…

The West has inflicted damage on the #Russian economy, but #Putin has so far contained those costs. So who really is winning the #sanctions war being fought? @BWJ777, former Fellow, answers this in @ForeignPolicy ⬇️ foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/18/rus…

"The great power syndrome is a dangerous social emotion. It makes bloody conflicts possible." @MikhailFishman, a @kennaninstitute correspondent, explores how the Russian polity is seen as responsible for Russian aggressions⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/puti…

Despite domestic setbacks, the new South Korean president’s #diplomacy has been a success. @SueMiTerry, the Director of the @AsiaProgram, explores #Yoon's foreign policy as he marks the 100th day of his #presidency⬇️ foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/18/yoo…

Watch @TheWilsonCenter explain what the US needs to do to address its critical mineral challenges⬇️ wilsoncenter.org/video/understa…