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 |  | How does Vladimir Putin see Russia's role on the global stage? Led by former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, an expert panel analyzes Russia's evolving politics and what's in store for relations with the US.
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Video | Podcast | Transcript |  | Are We a Nation of Renters?
Event Video | Poll Results Four years after the 2008 financial crisis, America's housing market still languishes and millions of families are losing their grip on "The American Dream." The Center published a major new poll on homeownership and convened a day of expert panels to discuss concrete steps to repair America's mortgage finance system.
Key findings from national survey of voters about homeownership and mortgage finance issues |  | In the Mideast, New Relationships with the US
CONTEXT Q&A | Website | Event Greater political pluralism in Tunisia, Egypt, and other countries of the region could augur less dependency on the US and a more independent foreign policy, former Wilson Center fellow Samer Shehata says. In this interview, Shehata and Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright analyze the Middle East's evolving political landscape.
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Event | The Islamists Are Coming: Who They Really Are |  | Women's Leadership in Post-Conflict Liberia
CONTEXT Q&A | Book Launch Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace played a major role in ending the nation's 14-year civil war in 2003 and helped bring to power Liberia's first female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Olubanke King-Akerele, who served as Foreign Minister under Johnson Sirleaf discusses her new book, her country and the special role that women play there.
Book Launch Event with Author Olubanke King-Akerele and Special Keynote Address from President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf |  | Jane Harman: Egyptian People Show Determination in First Free Leadership Election
Statement Wilson Center President Jane Harman spend a week in Egypt as an observer in the country's first free presidential election to witness the country's first free presidential election and to meet political, religious and social leaders. As ballots closed, Harman and US Representative David Dreier released a joint statement on the historic event. "It was an inspiration to see the palpable excitement of Egyptians from all walks of life lining up to cast their ballots to choose their President."
Jane Harman on NPR's All Things Considered | | Wilson in the News | GOP Lawmaker Monitoring Elections in Egypt Praises
First Round of Voting — The Hill "People are turned on here, and that matters," says Wilson Center President, Director, and CEO Jane Harman while observing the elections in Egypt. Harman described a well-organized election that hasn't seen much disruption. | Israel Likely to Strike Iran Reactor If Plutonium
Risk Rises — AOL Defense Little progress was made towards a deal between Iran and the six major powers at talks this week in Iraq. With speculation about a possible Israeli strike still high, one key aspect of a possible conflict with Iran has been little discussed. Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler discusses the "zone of immunity." | | Five Myths About Independent Voters — The Washington Post Senior Scholar Linda Killian addresses some of the misconceptions about this growing and influential bloc of voters. | Iran Nuclear Talks: Negotiators Cite Progress Ahead of
Baghdad Meeting — Christian Science Monitor Parchin "has become like a symbol," Mr. Amano told scholar Michael Adler, "We'll pursue this objective until there's a concrete result.... We don't see the reason why they cannot grant us access to Parchin." | | Sri Lanka Faces Impatience in US — AFP Peiris, addressing the Wilson Center, called for "productive" ties with the United States and said he would speak to Clinton "very openly and very sincerely about what we're achieving in Sri Lanka." | | How Affluent are the Pakistani-Americans? — Dawn Program Associate for the Asia Program Michael Kugelman examines if the Pakistani-American diaspora is as affluent as it is often said to be. | | Iran Needs Nuclear Talks To Stabilize Currency — Al Monitor "Iran's overall business confidence has not been this low since the final year of the Iran-Iraq war [in 1988]," BijanKhajehpour told an audience at the Wilson Center on Tuesday. "Economic stakeholders have lobbied for a de-escalation in foreign relations." | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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