[RED DEMOCRATICA] China's New Leadership, Iran's Currency, Chavez

 

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October 12 China's New Leadership—Opportunity for the United States? National Conversation The upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will usher in a new generation of leaders to oversee the world's second largest economy for the next decade. In this National Conversation, co-hosted with NPR and moderated by Melissa Block, host of All Things Considered, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger was joined by former Ambassador to China J. Stapleton Roy, former Fellow Dr. Cheng Li, and China scholar Dr. David M. Lampton to discuss the possible implications for US-China relations of this once-in-a-decade power transition. • Event Video • Transcript On The Homepage The Impact of Iran's Currency Collapse Context Q&A Calm has been restored for now, but Iran's economic problems have not gone away just because protesters have left the streets of Tehran. Iranian businessman and observer Bijan Khajehpour provides insight into the nature and depth of Iran's economic problems and where it all might lead. Watch > Chavez Wins Again Context Q&A Despite a number of prominent polls indicating a tight finish, Hugo Chavez was re-elected President of Venezuela by a comfortable margin. Yet, Chavez's health and prospects for completing his latest term in office remain questionable. Cynthia Arnson, Director of the Center's Latin American Program, discusses the implications of the election results. Poll Watching in Venezuela Update Venezuela: The October 7, 2012, Presidential Elections In The Wake of War: Latin America In this encore episode of dialogue our guest is Latin American Program Director, Cynthia Arnson. Arnson is the editor of the new book, In The Wake of War: Democratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin America which assesses the consequences of civil war for democratization in Latin America, focusing on questions of state capacity. The book is the culmination of a fifteen-year project, Program on Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America. watch > The National Broadband Map: A Case Study on Open Innovation for National Policy Oct. 15, 2012 // 9:30am — 11:00am  The Soviet Cuban Missile Crisis: Castro, Mikoyan, Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Missiles of November Oct. 17, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm Iran, Palestine, and the Arab Spring: The View from Israel Oct. 18, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm Upcoming National Conversation  Is the World More Dangerous 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis? Oct. 15, 2012 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm RSVP Now → Barbara Slavin "Nearly two years after the start of Arab Spring uprisings, Arab women are facing the reality that toppling dictators was only the beginning of their fight for freedom and equality," writes former Public Policy Scholar Barbara Slavin in this Al Monitor report on the "Women After the Arab Awakening" conference at the Wilson Center. Read More → Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Use the link below to start receiving your own copy. Sign Up! Wilson in the News Experts Predict Who Will Win the Venezuelan Election - ABC/Univision Cynthia Arnson, is a featured expert in a column with several takes on the outcome of Venezuela's presidential elections. Kissinger offers wise words on China - Washington Post Washington Post correspondent Walter Pincus featured the Wilson Center's National Conversation on the Chinese Leadership Transition in his "Fine Print" column. Politically Incorrect Questions about Arab Politics - National Interest Aaron David Miller answers three politically incorrect questions about the ability of Arab countries to establish and maintain free and fair democracies after overthrowing autocratic rulers in the "Arab Spring." Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza - 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 19004-3027 T 202-691-4000 © Copyright 2012. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. All rights reserved. Privacy | Unsubscribe

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