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Wilson Smart Takes

The Wilson Smart Takes are short, 2–3 min videos where Wilson Center experts respond, react, and give short bites of analysis to recent news events.

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Civil Society

Imamoglu’s Arrest Sparks Nationwide Unrest and Raises Fears for Turkish Democracy

Duration:2:32Posted date/time:March 25, 2025

Ekrem Imamoglu

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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

Attacks Continue Despite Agreement on Partial Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire

Duration:2:16Posted date/time:March 19, 2025

Russia Ukraine Crumpled Paper

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Democratic Transition

Mark Carney to Lead Canada Amid Rising Trade Tensions With US

Duration:2:13Posted date/time:March 11, 2025

Mark Carney on video screen

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Security and Defense

Europe Scrambles to Bolster Defense in the Aftermath of US Pausing Support for Ukraine

Duration:2:38Posted date/time:March 6, 2025

NATO and Ukraine Flags

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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

Kurdish Militant Group PKK Agrees to Disarm as Turkey Weighs Next Steps

Duration:2:50Posted date/time:March 3, 2025

January 29, 2024 People's Equality and Democracy Party DEM Party, Tuncay Bakırhan, Tülay Hatimoğlulları, the Democratic Regions Party are Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and Keskin Bayındır

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Elections

Germany Post Election: Conservatives and Far-Right Enjoy Electoral Success

Duration:2:20Posted date/time:February 25, 2025

CDU and AfD logos over German flag

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Global Alliances & Partnerships

EU-US Alliance Faces Uncertainty: Tensions Over Trade, Security, and Democracy at Munich

Duration:2:48Posted date/time:February 21, 2025

Emblem of Munich Security Conference

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NAFTA/USMCA

Canada’s $1.3 Billion Border Pledge Buys Time, But Tariff Threat Remains

Duration:2:23Posted date/time:February 7, 2025

Semitruck on highway towards US-Canada border

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Great Power Competition

China Strikes Back Against US Tariffs, But Leaves Room for Negotiations

Duration:3:02Posted date/time:February 5, 2025

June 29, 2019, file photo, US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan.

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Democracy

Four Years After the Coup, Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Endures

Duration:2:49Posted date/time:January 30, 2025

People of Myanmar protest calling for freedom and release of Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, against a military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, on July 18.2021