As debate rages in Washington over President Trump’s characterization of the situation at the southern U.S. border as a national security emergency, the risks and stakes in several hot-spot regions around the world are far less open to question.
The Wilson Center will host leadings experts for a survey of the state of affairs at North America’s borders and in areas experiencing acute security crises, from Venezuela to North Korea to Syria.
Register here: https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/onlineactions/_QHI9_IDGUKBvUBAWPMoXA2
Program
1:30-2:30 pm: Borders as a National Security Crisis
- Laura Dawson, Director, Canada Institute, Wilson Center
- Rachel Schmidtke, Program Associate, Migration Policy, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center
- Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center
- The Honorable Earl Anthony Wayne (Moderator), Public Policy Fellow; Advisory Board Co-chair, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center
2:45-3:45 pm: Hot-Spot Security Round-Up
- Venezuela: Cynthia J. Arnson, Director, Latin American Program, Wilson Center
- North Korea: Jean H. Lee, Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center
- Iran and Syria: Robin Wright, USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow
- John Milewski (Moderator), Director of Digital Programming, Wilson Center