Wilson In the News
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US Warns China Not to Supply Lethal Aid to Russia for Use Inside Ukraine (NPR)
“The question now is, does China see a real risk that Russia could lose or that Putin could be defeated in a way that would leave China without its major ally in a confrontation with the United States? It is fear of that that would be behind any Chinese decision to provide lethal aid.” -Kissinger Institute Director Robert Daly
Advancements of Military Operations in Space (Scripps TV)
“The US Space Command is currently tracking over 47,000 objects in space, which is less than 0.1% of objects orbiting earth. These objects can travel at incredibly high speeds—fast enough for relatively small pieces of debris, even a speck of paint, to damage a satellite or spacecraft.” -Sophie Goguichvili of the Science and Technology Innovation Program
Freed Political Prisoner Discusses Nicaragua’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism (PBS Newshour)
“Even if you can believe public opinion polls seem to desire a change, Ortega is not going to allow that. And that is why he imprisoned so many people in advance of the November 2021 elections." -Distinguished Fellow Cynthia Arnson
Lithium Reserves Will Give India a Boost—Eventually (Foreign Policy)
Last week, Indian officials announced that 5.9 million metric tons of inferred lithium resources had been discovered in Reasi, in Indian-administered Kashmir. As Michael Kugelman writes in this week’s South Asia Brief, this could be a geopolitical game changer that will help fuel Indian manufacturing and clean energy.
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