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May 28, 2020

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program and Senior Associate for South Asia at the Wilson Center. He discusses the latest from Afghanistan and the prospects for peace between the Taliban and Afghan government after the recent deadly attack on...


May 20, 2020

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Anya Prusa, Senior Associate for the Brazil Institute.  She discusses increased rates of gender based violence around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Prusa also highlights national initiatives to stem this ongoing crisis that affects up to one in...


May 14, 2020

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, and Alex Thurston, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati. They discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the Muslim world during the holy month of...


May 12, 2020

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Bruce Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University and Wilson Center Global Fellow. He discusses how COVID-19 is further straining an already weakened liberal international order and examines how the...


May 7, 2020

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program.  She discusses how COVID-19 has provided “fertile ground” for disinformation from state actors and individuals as global population’s fears have...