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Video | February 28, 2012 Unable to attain economic independence and get married, many Rwandan youth are "stuck" in adolescence, with fatalism about HIV and deep social stigma two ugly consequences, Wilson Center expert Marc Sommers says. |  | Building Common Cause to Sustain Biodiversity
Video | February 29, 2012 Both population growth and rising consumption threaten biodiversity, an expert panel says. Yet tackling the complex problem is a challenge, since it means linking issues that can seem unrelated: family planning, land conservation and controlling emissions. | | Wilson in the News | | The Last of the GOP Moderates (Politico) "With the disappearance of people like Snowe and House GOP moderate Mike Castle…it will likely be all the harder to craft bipartisan legislation," writes Senior Scholar Linda Killian. "Compromise is becoming ever rarer, punished by party leaders and activists." | | Where Does The Economic Recovery Stand? (NPR- Morning Addition) Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep talks to Public Policy Scholar David Wessel about how to read the latest economic signs, and whether there are any bright areas for growth. | | Iran Boosts Uranium Work, Raises Stakes for Negotiations (AOL Defense) "A UN report shows Iran doubling down on its nuclear work, upping its enrichment of uranium closer to weapon-grade even as the United States considers re-starting talks with the Islamic Republic," writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. "This does not bode well for a breakthrough towards ending the crisis caused by fears Iran seeks the bomb". | | India and the US Pivot to Asia (YaleGlobal) Asia Program Director Robert M. Hathaway looks at the US pivot toward Asia and asks what it might mean for India in YaleGlobal. | | Goodbye to Olympia Snowe, Maine Independent (Boston Globe) The departure of Maine's Olympia Snowe is a significant loss to the Senate because without people like her it is almost impossible to do the work, make the deals, and get things done in a bi-partisan way, writes Senior Scholar Linda Killian. | | Chavez vs. Capriles: Stark Choice for Venezuela's Independent Voters (The Christian Science Monitor) Roberto Briceño-Leon, a professor at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., says he sees these independents as a third, distinct electoral group, spanning all social sectors. Among the poor, who traditionally have supported Chávez, nonaligned voters outnumber either Chávez or opposition supporters, his survey found. | | US Remarks on Coming US-DPRK Talks (CCTV) Program Associate of the North Korea International Documentation Project James Persons discussed talks between the US and North Korea. | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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