 |  | With the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring, the Wilson Center this week published a new book and website analyzing the growing role of political Islam across the Middle East. Edited by Robin Wright, the book is written by fifteen experts from three continents covering the major countries where Islamist parties are redefining politics and the regional balance of power. An expert panel discussed the new book. more → New Website | TheIslamistsAreComing.com |  | A New Start on Iran? Constructive P5+1 Talks
Report | April 15, 2012 Fresh from Istanbul, Wilson Center expert Michael Adler analyzes last week's cautiously optimistic meeting on Iran's nuclear program. The West won't end sanctions anytime soon, and Tehran hasn't disavowed weapons-grade enrichment, still, the outlook for diplomacy is good, he says. • Body Language, Small Steps Key to Iran Nuclear Talks
• Iran Meeting Isn't Expected to Produce a Deal on Nuclear
Capabilities
• Iran Nuclear Talks: Is a Breakthrough Possible? |  | Economic Lessons from Iraq
Publication | April 18, 2012 The countries of the Arab Spring would benefit from the economic lessons learned in Iraq, an Arab country also emerging from an authoritarian regime, writes former public policy scholar Joseph Sassoon in this recent report. |  | Moles, Defectors, and Deceptions
Event video | April 18, 2012 His zeal both a benefit and a liability, longtime CIA counter-intelligence chief James Angleton is remembered with a mixed legacy. In this interview, Cambridge historian and Cold War expert Christopher Andrew discusses the complex personality behind one of the era's towering figures. Event Video | Moles, Defectors, and Deceptions: James Angleton and His Influence on US Counterintelligence | | Wilson in the News | | The New Arab Oz — Foreign Policy The Arab world has changed in major ways and the US will have to change how it engages in the region if it wishes to remain influential, writes Distinguished Scholar Aaron David Miller in this week's Foreign Policy "Reality Check." | Security 'Quagmire' for Mexican Presidential
Candidates — Christian Science Monitor "You are not going to see a radical shift in policy," says Andrew Selee, director of the Mexico Institute in Washington. "[The candidates] will follow what Calderón started. In that sense it is a partial revindication for him." | | Understanding Brazil — Geopolitical Monitor Public Policy Scholar Ted Hewitt offers critical insight into Brazil's role in the 21st century and its ascendency to global power. Hewitt addresses a wide spectrum of issues ranging from the history and shape of Brazilian-Canadian relations to what Canada can learn from Brazil's technological advancement and expertise. | Regional Security, Not Iran, a Primary Focus in South
America — US News World Report "Compared to the challenges the countries are facing, [Iran] is just not even on the radar screen," says Director of the Latin American Program Cynthia Arnson. "When countries of the region think about the security issues that most affect their country, they're thinking about the tens of thousands of people that are killed for drug-related violence and other crime. The hypothetical threat that Iran might pose to them is just not something that they are focusing on." | | Summit of the Americas — Voice of America Director of the Brazil Institute Paulo Sotero discusses the 6th Summit of the Americas and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff"s recent visit in Washington. | | Water Scarcity Leads More to Peace Than War — Green Prophet ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko talks to Green Prophet about the link between water and global security and if water scarcity in the MENA region is more likely to lead to war or peace. | | Time for Retrospection — Dawn After weeks of contentious negotiations, parliament has finally approved a guidelines for resetting ties with the US, writes Pakistan Scholar Zahid Hussain. The broad cross-party backing to the framework allows the government to start negotiations with Washington, but there are still many sticky issues which have to be resolved before this fractured relationship can move forward. | This Year's Fight Over Taxing the Middle Class
and the Rich — The Atlantic Our 100-year fight over tax rates has taken some surprising twists and turns since the income tax went universal under FDR, writes Senior Scholar Linda Killian. | Romney's Foreign Policy May Mean Hardball Is Back
— Associated Press "Romney will inherit the same cruel and unforgiving world that Obama is dealing with," said Distinguished Scholar Aaron David Miller. "He will have to deal with a broken Congress and the changing nature of the world, which is less amenable to the projection of US economic and military power. He can protest otherwise in the campaign, but he would be just as risk-averse as Obama, or even more so." | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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