
Energy Security
On this episode of “Need to Know,” the Wilson Center’s VP for Strategy & New Initiatives, Duncan Wood, joins host John Milewski to talk about the importance of affordable, available, and secure energy...
24 Jan 202321min

China: Strategic Interests, Protests, and the Future
On this episode of "Need to Know," the Wilson Center’s China expert, Robert Daly, joins Host John Milewski to talk about the significance of recent protests in China, how the country is advancing its ...
20 Dec 202220min

An Inside Look at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference
In this edition of Need to Know, we are joined by Raoni Rajao, a Fellow of the Wilson Center's Latin American Program. He talks about his experience at COP27 and covers the climate change debates taki...
28 Nov 202223min

Examining Protests in Iran and the Arab World
In this episode of Need to Know, we speak with Wilson Center Fellow Marina Ottaway and Haleh Esfandiari, Director Emerita and Distinguished Fellow with the Center’s Middle Program, about the ongoing p...
2 Nov 202223min

The Arctic is Hot
Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Sherri Goodman joins Need To Know to discuss a couple of interesting recent developments in the arctic that are of interest. We've always said the Arctic has ...
9 Sep 202219min

What Will Really Happen If Speaker Pelosi Goes to Taiwan?
A flash briefing for policymakers from Robert Daly discussing the possibility of Speaker Pelosi traveling to Taiwan and what it really means for US-China relations.
1 Aug 202229min

Analyzing Refugee Challenges Using Lived Experience
A new initiative has begun at the Wilson Center, the Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI), headed by John Thon Majok, will bring policy makers tools and solutions for these problems, but...
19 Juli 202218min

100th Episode!
A special episode, taking a look at the predictions our experts made and what became of them. Special thank you to everyone who has helped make this show a success over the last three years!
8 Juli 202237min



















