The Wilson Quarterly
Summer 2021

Conflict/Resolution

Do treaties and agreements still work in an era of increasing polarization, hypernationalism and political violence?

in this issue:

What The World Needs Now

– Richard Byrne

Is a global pandemic treaty within reach? A key public health thinker lays out the path.

Pacts and Impacts

– Michael Kugelman

India’s selective approach to treaties maximizes its global autonomy. But does New Delhi miss out on opportunities?

A River Runs Through It

– Christopher Sands

The United States and Canada struggle to manage cross-border challenges. Is a new model needed?

Closing the Open Skies

– Katarina Kertysova

U.S. withdrawal and a looming Russian exit seem to spell doom for a landmark treaty. Can this unique instrument of military cooperation be preserved?

The Road Not Taken

– John Strausbaugh

The Union and the Confederacy talked peace to the bitter end. Why didn’t it happen?

The Rooms Where It Happened

– Richard Byrne

Statecraft needs stagecraft. We look at the sites of landmark diplomacy -- then and now.

WQ Dispatch - August 2021

– Richard Byrne

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