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Now Accepting Proposals: Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition Contractor

The Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition requests bids for the provision of research services and related activities with a primary focus on bolstering private investment in infrastructure in emerging markets and on shock-free energy transition. Proposals should be submitted by Friday, November 29, 2024.

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Reauthorizing DFC in Lame Duck Period Avoids Disrupting an Important Foreign Policy Tool
November 20, 2024
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Strategic Competition
How Carbon Measurement Can Benefit America
By Lilly Ott on November 20, 2024
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Strategic Competition
Trump Should Finish What He Started on Digital Trade
By Marc L. Busch on November 18, 2024
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Biden "Says Goodbye" Xi Jinping: What's Troublesome in US-China Relations?
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Recent Infrastructure Reports

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Activating American Investment Overseas for a Freer, More Open World

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Investing in Infrastructure Bolsters a More Stable, Free and Open World

Publication: Empowering Development Finance Corporation for Greater Impact

Empowering Development Finance Corporation for Greater Impact

Publication: Unleashing Opportunity by Unlocking Private Investment in International Infrastructure

Unleashing Opportunity by Unlocking Private Investment in International Infrastructure

Publication: Strengthening the Impact of the Development Finance Corporation

Strengthening the Impact of the Development Finance Corporation

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Mobilizing Private Investment in International Infrastructure

Recent Events

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Geoeconomics
US-Japan Relations and Prospects for Multilateral Economic Cooperation
On Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 2:00 – 3:00 ET
Shells
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Security and Defense
Disrupting Russia’s Artillery Supply Chain
On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 ET
MEP_Globalization
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Energy
The Future of EURO-MENA Relations Conference
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:00 – 2:30 ET
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Strategic Competition
Dr. Sadek Wahba on How Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships Can Reinvigorate America
On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 1:00 – 1:45 ET
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Strategic Competition
How Can the Economic System Drive Decarbonization?
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00 – 10:30 ET
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Geoeconomics
Unleashing the Power of US-Japan Economic Security Cooperation
On Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 9:00 – 10:15 ET
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Trade
Enterprise Diplomacy: Colombia FTA Case Study
On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 11:00 – 12:00 ET
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NAFTA/USMCA
USMCA at Four: Measuring Success, Addressing China, and Working Towards the 2026 Review
On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:00 – 12:05 ET
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NATO
What to Expect from the Washington Summit: A Conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
On Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:00 – 12:00 ET
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Security and Defense
Preserving and Strengthening Democracy in Latin America
On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 ET
No More Lost Decades
Event
No More Lost Decades: Opportunities From Nearshoring, the Energy Transition, and Other Drivers of Sustainable Growth
On Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12:30 – 1:30 ET
Made in China
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History
Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade
On Monday, May 6, 2024 at 4:00 – 5:30 ET

Infrastructure Finance

Bolstering infrastructure support and export promotion efforts to advance US technology, and secure critical minerals, digital infrastructure, ports, and submarine cables.

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Reauthorizing DFC in Lame Duck Period Avoids Disrupting an Important Foreign Policy Tool
By Mark Kennedy on November 20, 2024
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Article
International Development
There Isn’t Enough Money for Infrastructure—Here’s How to Make it go Further
By Jeffrey Kucik on October 31, 2024
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Event
Geoeconomics
US-Japan Relations and Prospects for Multilateral Economic Cooperation
On Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 2:00 – 3:00 ET
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The UK Should Resist Calls for Infrastructure Public Ownership
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Investing in Infrastructure: Economic Impact of Hurricanes
New River Gorge Bridge
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Dr. Sadek Wahba on How Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships Can Reinvigorate America
On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 1:00 – 1:45 ET
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Strategic Competition
Book Review: “Build: Investing in America’s Infrastructure” by Sadek Wahba
By Mark Kennedy on October 1, 2024
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North America's Infrastructure in Focus
Mark Kennedy meets with the Boston Global Forum in Vietnam
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Leaders of Khanh Hoa Province Meet with Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition and Boston Global Forum
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Strategic Competition
Infrastructure Investment 101: What is the Blue Dot Network and How Will it Encourage Investment?
By Jeffrey Kucik on August 15, 2024
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Strategic Competition
Shielding Developers from Corruption Key to Advancing International Infrastructure Investment Essential to US Interests
By Lea Thome on August 6, 2024
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ICE Pact
360° View of America’s “ICE Pact” Polar Icebreaker Partnership with Canada and Finland
By Mark Kennedy on July 16, 2024

Trade and Commerce

Pursuing mutually beneficial trade opportunities to preserve economic and technological leadership alongside restrictions necessary for national security.

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Article
Strategic Competition
Trump Should Finish What He Started on Digital Trade
By Marc L. Busch on November 18, 2024
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Strategic Competition
Biden, Xi to Meet in Peru Following Trump Election Win
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Strategic Competition
Biden "Says Goodbye" Xi Jinping: What's Troublesome in US-China Relations?
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Strategic Competition
Bridging the Transatlantic Digital Divide: KAS-Wilson Center Reflections
By Keith Rockwell on October 30, 2024
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Advancing Both National Security and Economic Diplomacy in the Developing World
By Courtney Fingar on October 29, 2024
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US Foreign Policy Insights with Mark Kennedy
Shells
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Security and Defense
Disrupting Russia’s Artillery Supply Chain
On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 ET
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The National Interest
Strategic Competition
Supply Chains—It’s All National Security Now
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Leave Colbert in Paris, Embrace Churchill and JFK Instead
By Mark Kennedy on October 14, 2024
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Supply Chains
Global Ports and US Maritime Strategy: Critical to Competitiveness and Daily Life
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Strategic Competition
Canada’s Tariff on China’s Electric Vehicles is All About US Politics
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The Hill
Strategic Competition
Apprenticeships Are an Overlooked Path to Upward Mobility

Shock-Free Energy Transition

Achieving the energy transition without sacrificing energy security.

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Strategic Competition
How Carbon Measurement Can Benefit America
By Lilly Ott on November 20, 2024
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US Leadership in Global Methane Standards: Challenges and Opportunities
By Tanner Kimpel on October 25, 2024
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Energy
The Future of EURO-MENA Relations Conference
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:00 – 2:30 ET
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Strategic Competition
Ten Steps to Achieve Resilient Cobalt Supply Chains
By Matthew Zolnowski
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Event
Strategic Competition
How Can the Economic System Drive Decarbonization?
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00 – 10:30 ET
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EU-US Divergence on Energy Policy: Differing Economic Structures and Possible Alignment on a Market Based Approach
By Keith Rockwell
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Highlights regarding EU and US Climate Policy: Convergences and Differences
By Keith Rockwell
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Supply Chains
Competition, Climate, and Resilience: Securing the EV Supply Chain in America
By Duncan Wood
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Energy
Bending Bureaucracy Towards Tribal Sovereignty
May 20, 2024
No More Lost Decades
Event
No More Lost Decades: Opportunities From Nearshoring, the Energy Transition, and Other Drivers of Sustainable Growth
On Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12:30 – 1:30 ET
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Critical Minerals
The Lithium Triangle: To Be or Not to Be Successful
On Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 11:00 – 12:00 ET
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Energy
Making Sense of the US LNG Pause: Five Key Data Points
April 9, 2024

Experts

Mark Kennedy

Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition

Mark Kennedy
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Sadek Wahba

Chair of WISC Steering Committee, Wilson Center Global Advisory Council Member

Sadek Wahba
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Prashanth Parameswaran

Global Fellow

Prashanth Parameswaran
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Marie Lam-Frendo

Global Fellow

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Mark Kennedy
Mark Kennedy

Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition

Sadek Wahba
Sadek Wahba

Chair of WISC Steering Committee, Wilson Center Global Advisory Council Member

Prashanth Parameswaran
Prashanth Parameswaran

Global Fellow

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Marie Lam-Frendo

Global Fellow

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