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Russia and North Korea have become ‘partners in crime.'
Appearing on CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia," Sung-Yoon Lee discusses the third summit between North Korea and Russia and their growing strategic partnership.
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Claudia Sheinbaum and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations
In the National Interest, Ambassador Tony Wayne and Lila Abed, Acting Director of the Mexico Institute on how Mexico’s president-elect will enjoy a wide electoral mandate, yet her predecessor wants to leave office with a flurry of questionable constitutional reforms.
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Wilson Quarterly Spring 2024 Edition: Understanding Russia
Moscow's last years of empire, the rise of democracy, and return to dictatorship. Insights from the Kennan Institute's remarkable first 50 years, and for the road ahead.
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Aid Workers Killed in Gaza, Iran Consulate in Syria Attacked
Ambassador James Jeffrey, Chair of the Middle East Program spoke with CNN's Kate Bolduan about the deaths of aid workers in Gaza, as well as Iran accusing Israel of conducting a deadly airstrike on its consulate in Syria.
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Ambassador Green weighs in on aid to Gaza
Wilson Center President and CEO, Ambassador Mark Greek spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper.
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The Cuban Regime’s Triple Threat
Wilson Center Chief of Staff, Eddy Acevedo writes in he National Interest that the Havana dictatorship must be held accountable for its destabilizing behavior.
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How upcoming elections in South Asia will test democracy in the region
Michael Kugelman joins John Yang on PBS NewsHour to discuss the test democratic values face in elections across South Asia.
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Washington to Reimpose Sanctions Over Venezuela Election Controversy
Eddy Acevedo speaks with Voice of America about how the Biden administration is reimposing sanctions on a state-owned Venezuelan mining company and threatening more actions after that nation’s top court last week barred an opposition leader from the presidential race.
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Russia Needs North Korea as much as North Korea Needs Russia
Korea Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee, author of 'The Sister, North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World,' warns about the little-known power in the regime on 'Fox News Live.'
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