Wilson Center Now's Podcast

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Duncan Wood, Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives and Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute.  He discusses a new publication he co-authored entitled, “The Mosaic Approach: a Multidimensional Strategy for Strengthening America's Critical Minerals Supply Chain,” which argues that the United States must take a number of key steps to make the critical minerals supply chain more resilient.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Robert Litwak, Senior Vice President for Scholars and Director of International Security Studies.  He discusses his recent article, “Geostrategic Competition and Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable.” Litwak argues the nexus between geostrategic competition and climate change must be understood and integrated into policy if the twin threats are to be averted.

In this special presentation of Wilson Center NOW, Colombian President Iván Duque, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and the Wilson Center's Ambassador Mark Green and Cynthia Arnson discuss the current humanitarian and development challenges facing Colombia as well as what the international community can learn from Colombia’s generous treatment of migrants and refugees.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by the Kissinger Institute’s Robert Daly who discusses China’s reaction to the just-announced security pact between the United States, Britain and Australia, dubbed the "Aukus" alliance. Daly highlights the regional and geo-strategic implications for the United States, European allies, and Pacific nations.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Sadek Wahba, a Senior Fellow with NYU's Development Research Institute and Chairman and Managing Partner of I Squared Capital, joins us to discuss his new paper, “Integrating Infrastructure in U.S. Domestic & Foreign Policy: Lessons from China.” The paper examines the many reasons why U.S. and Chinese infrastructure policies have diverged over the past decades. Also joining the discussion is Duncan Wood, the Wilson Center's VP for Strategy and New Initiatives. Sadek Wahba is a member of the Wilson Center's Global Advisory Council. 

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Duncan Wood, Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives and Senior Advisor to the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. He discusses the launch of a new stakeholder-focused dialogue process focusing on finding ways for governments, private industry, academia, and non-profit research centers to strengthen supply chains and mitigate their economic and national security risks. 

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we highlight the latest issue of the Wilson Quarterly with editor Richard Byrne.  Also joining us is contributor Michael Kugelman, who discusses his article, Pacts, and Impacts: India’s selective approach to treaties maximizes its global autonomy.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Nicola Casarini, Fellow with Global Europe and Senior Research Fellow, Instituto Affari Internazionali, Italy. He explains why the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament must work together and increase cooperation to counter rising challenges from China.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Distinguished Fellow Blair Ruble and Allison Garland, Project Director for the Wilson Center's Urban Sustainability Laboratory. They discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reimagining and reevaluation of the form and function of cities and urbanization. They examine hybrid work, mass transit, inequality, and what the United States can learn from leading Asian and European cities.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we speak with Elizabeth M H Newbury, Director of the Serious Games Initiative for the Wilson Center, on how she leverages games as a tool for public communication of science and policy research. She discusses her works in progress, including serious games focused on cybersecurity and plastic pollution. Newbury also highlights current games such as the Fiscal Ship, which challenges the player to put the federal budget on a sustainable course. Serious Games Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/serious-games-initiative

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Benjamin Gedan, Deputy Director of the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program and Director of the Argentina Project. With the United States hosting this year’s Summit of the Americas, Gedan argues the Biden administration should put environmental protection at the center of the hemispheric agenda.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we speak with Fred Hochberg, former Chairman of the Board and President, Export-Import Bank, and former Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow. He discusses his decades-long advocacy for LGBTQ rights, the progress that has been made, as well as legal and political setbacks.  Also joining us is Alex Long, Program Associate, Science and Technology Innovation Program, and Chair of Wilson Center’s LGBTQI+ Employee Resource Group.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we speak with Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute, for an update on U.S.-China relations.  Has the relationship further deteriorated and how does Beijing view the Biden administration? Daly highlights possible areas of engagement and new areas of concern in what may be the greatest geostrategic challenge for the United States.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW our guest is Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, and author of the new book, "Flying Man, Aristotle, and the Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam." The book makes the case that the study of the golden age of Islam can serve as a bridge between the East and West today. Joining us to discuss the book and its implications for education is Atif Qarni, who serves as Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary Qarni describes efforts to improve history curriculum, and discusses his experience immigrating to the U.S. from Pakistan at age 10, and running for political office as a Muslim-American.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we once again discuss the Spring 2021 issue of the Wilson Quarterly: Public Health in a Time of Pandemic with editor Richard Byrne. Also joining us is John M. Barry, Distinguished Scholar at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History. He highlights his Quarterlyarticle, Pandemics: Then and Now.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita of the Wilson Center.     She discusses her just released policy memoir, Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe. Harman chronicles how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues and suggests achievable fixes that can move us toward a safer future.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we discuss the Spring 2021 issue of the Wilson Quarterly: Public Health in a Time of Pandemic with editor Richard Byrne. Also joining us are contributors Rui Zhong, Alex Long, and Joseph Dresen, who focus on what COVID-19 has taught us about our ability to battle global outbreaks and about ourselves more than a year into the pandemic.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Beth Chalecki, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Nebraska Omaha and Research Fellow with the Environmental Change & Security Program. She discusses research and advances in geoengineering, the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system to combat climate change. Chalecki also discusses how the international community can come together to tackle the growing threat posed by increased carbon in the atmosphere.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by the Asia Program’s Abe Denmark and Shihoko Goto and the Science and Technology Innovation Program’s Melissa Griffith. They provide post-summit analysis of Prime Minister Suga’s recent meeting with President Biden in Washington. Included in their analysis are thoughts on US-Japan cooperation on technology and a look ahead to the overall implications of the summit for bilateral and regional relations.