| WILSON CENTER EVENTS, June 1 – June 30
Tuesday, June 1
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
New Paradigms for the International Space Programs: Prospects and Forecasts, Yuri M. Baturin, Pilot-Cosmonaut, Russian Federation, and Former Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Book Event: The Plundered Planet: Why We Must—and How We Can—Manage Nature for Global Prosperity, Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
Wednesday, June 2
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 The Quest for a Wider Europe, Teodor Baconschi, Foreign Minister of Romania
Friday, June 4
8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Iran: The Year of Reckoning, Nicholas Burns, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School; Michael Postl, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Iran; Shaul Bakhash, Chair and Commentator, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of History, George Mason University; Farideh Farhi, Independent Scholar and Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Political Science, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Suzanne Maloney, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution; Kaveh Ehsani, Chair and Commentator, Assistant Professor, International Studies, DePaul University
Monday, June 7
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement, Justin Vaïsse, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution; James Mann, Author-in-Residence, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Samuel F. Wells, Jr., Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Russia as a Donor: What Is Behind the Increase in Multilateral Aid?, Marsha McGraw Olive, Country Program Coordinator–Russia, The World Bank; Andrei R. Markov, Senior Human Development Specialist, Russia HD Country Sector Coordinator, The World Bank
8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Changing the Odds Beyond the Border: Adapting the Harlem Children's Zone Model in Hungary, Day 1, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, United States of America; Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone; Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary, Department of State;Júlia Szalai, Professor, CEU and Project Lead, Rising Kids Zone, Hungary; Béla Szombati, Ambassador, Embassy of Hungary; Shana Brodnax, HCZ: Early Childhood Programs; Júlia Gádoros, Vadaskert Clinic, Budapest; Lívia Járóka, Member, European Parliament (FIDESZ); Marilyn Joseph, HCZ: The Baby College; Ágnes Kende, Program Against Child Poverty, HAS, Budapest; Brian McClendon, Promise Academy Elementary After School Programs; Alice O'Connor, Department of History, UC Washington Center; Daryl Rock, HCZ Promise Academy Charter School; László Szabó, Children's Health Center, Miskolc; Léna Szilvási, Sure Start Program Center, Budapest; Eszter Varsa, Department of Gender Studies, CEU, Budapest; Rita Izsák, designated Deputy State Secretary of Roma Affairs; Lívia Járóka, Member, European Parliament (FIDESZ); George Saros, Founder of Open Society Institute (OSI); Sonya Michel, Director, United States Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center; Margaret B. Spencer, University of Chicago
Tuesday, June 8
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Immigration, Jobs, and the Economy, Tamar Jacoby, President CEO, ImmigrationWorks USA; Giovanni Peri, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis
Wednesday, June 9
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Defusing the Bomb: Overcoming Pakistan's Population Challenge, Sohail Agha, Population Services International (Karachi); Shahid Javed Burki, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Mehtab S. Karim, Pew Research Center; Saba Gul Khattak, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan (Islamabad); Shazia Khawar, British Council (Islamabad); Yasmeen Sabeeh Qazi, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Scott Radloff, USAID; Zeba A. Sathar, Population Council (Islamabad); Moeed Yusuf, U.S. Institute of Peace
Thursday, June 10
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation, Alexander Carius, Co-Director and Co-Founder, Adelphi Research (Berlin); Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow; Energy, Environment and Development Programme, Chatham House; Stacy VanDeveer, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire
Monday, June 14
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
100 Days at the Office: President Yanukovych's Economic Policy, Nazar Kholod, Independent Scholar, Washington, D.C. and Former Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Black Bats: CIA Spy Flights Over China From Taiwan 1951-1969, Chris Pocock, Author; Mark Stout, Former Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Australian Uranium and India: Ideology Versus Pragmatism, Edmond Roy, Australian Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Associate Producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tuesday, June 15
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Religious Freedoms in Today's Russia, Catherine Cosman, Senior Policy Analyst, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Islamic Feminism and Beyond: The New Frontier, Amaney Jamal, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton University; Nayereh Tohidi, Professor, Gender and Women's Studies, California State University, Northridge; Lilia Labidi, Professor, Anthropology and Psychology, University of Tunis; Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Margot Badran, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Senior Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University; Souad Eddouada, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco; Binnaz Toprak, Professor, Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahçesehir University, Istabul; Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director, American Islamic Congress
Wednesday, June 16
2:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
New Documents and New Histories: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on the Korean War (Off-site Event), David Bercuson, University of Calgary; Peter Clement, Central Intelligence Agency; Michael Devine, Harry S. Truman Library; Conrad Crane, United States Army War College; Christopher Ferry, Central Intelligence Agency; David A. Hatch, National Security Agency; Dong Jie, Beijing University; Hakjoon Kim, East Asia Daily and Alexander Humboldt Foundation; Jiyul Kim, Formerly with the United States Army War College; Clayton D. Laurie, Central Intelligence Agency; James I. Matray, California State University at Chico; Tony R. Mullis, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; James Person, Woodrow Wilson Center; Stanley Sandler, Formerly with the Special Operations Command; Bernd Schaefer, Woodrow Wilson Center; John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army (Ret.); William Stueck, University of Georgia; Michael Warner, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Kathryn Weathersby, Johns Hopkins University; James H. Willbanks, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Standing Up for Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems: Emerging Environmental Justice Advocates in China, Wang Jingjing, Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs; Yu Jinxiang, Gansu Political and Law Institute; Chen Ling, Ocean and Fishery Bureau of Guangdong Province; Hui Zhong, Ganzhou Environmental Research Institute in Jiangxi Province
Thursday, June 17
7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Asia Policy Assembly 2010 Asia's Global Influence: How Is It Exercised? What Does It Mean?
Tuesday, June 22
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Taiwan's Energy Conundrum, Ssu-Li Chang, Professor, Institute of National Resource Management, Taiwan; Herng-Shinn Hwang, Manager, Songya Technology LLC; Chi-Yuan Liang Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, and Research Fellow, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Hongyi Lai, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
Thursday, June 24
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Malaysia: The Challenges Ahead, Anwar Ibrahim, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Malaysia
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Electricity With Chinese Characteristics: The Complexities of Decarbonizing China's Power Sector, Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission; Jim Williams, Energy and Environmental Economics and Monterey Institute of International Studies; Fritz Kahrl, Energy and Resources Group, University of California—Berkeley
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Human Development in Central America: A Status Report, Hernando Gómez Buendía, United Nations Development Programme; Marcela Smutt, United Nations Development Programme; Héctor Rosada Granados, Consultant; Claire Seelke-Ribando, Congressional Research Service
Friday, June 25
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
A First Year Appraisal of the Funes Administration in El Salvador, Cythnia J. Arnson, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; H.E. Hugo Martínez, Minister of Foreign Relations, Republic of El Salvador; Cristina Eguizábal, Florida International University; Ricardo Córdova Macias, FUNDAUNGO; Carlos Dada, El Faro; David Escobar Galindo, Dr. José Matías Delgado University; William Pleitez,UNDP El Salvador; Luis Membreño, Asociación Nacional de la Empresa Privada
Monday, June 28
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21st Century?, Jorge Domínguez, Harvard University; Cynthia McClintock, The George Washington University; Javier Corrales, Amherst College
Wednesday, June 30
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Fast and Green: China's Push for Bus Rapid Transit and High Speed Trains, Luc Nadal, Institute for Transport and Development Policy; Karl Fjellstrom, Institute for Transport and Development Policy; Hu Manying,Institute for Transport and Development Policy
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Book Talk: A Chance in Hell: The Men Who Triumphed Over Iraq's Deadliest City and Turned the Tide of War, Jim Michaels, Former Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Reporter, USA Today
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SCHOLARS IN THE MEDIA
Colombia: Moving Beyond 'Narco-Democracy'
Latin American Program Director Cynthia Arnson was interviewed on the Council on Foreign Relations website about Colombia's presidential election on May 30, which pits a top aide to President Alvaro Uribe against a populist who represents a backlash against corruption. (5/28)
Faculty Development in Higher Education
Asia Program Pakistan Scholar Sabiha Mansoor published a two-part article in The Daily Times (Pakistan) about the country's critical need to improve its higher education system, beginning with faculty development. (Read parts one and two.) (5/25)
Update on Iran and the 'Hikers' in Its Prisons
Middle East Program Director Haleh Esfandiari was interviewed on WHYY's "Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane" to discuss the case of the three American hikers imprisoned in Iran's Evin prison. Esfandiari's book about her own experience in Evin prison, My Prison, My Home, was reviewed in The Southland Times (New Zealand). (5/25)
Synthetic Biology
Science and Technology Innovation Program Director David Rejeski appeared on "The Diane Rehm Show" to discuss the potential benefits and ethical concerns of the creation of a self-replicating synthetic cell, and he appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" when the news broke. Rejeski also appeared in a video by the National Journal to discuss the safety risks of the new trend of "DIY biology." (5/24)
In Search of Muslim Identity: Akbar Ahmed's Journey Into America
dialogue host John Milewski published a piece on Huffington Post about Akbar Ahmed's new book, Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam. (5/22)
Drug War in Focus as Mexican President Visits U.S.
Mexico Institute Director Andrew Selee appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition" to discuss the drug war in the context of President Felipe Calderon's visit to Washington. (5/19)
Iran's Nuclear Ploy Will Backfire
Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler published a piece in The Daily Beast predicting that Iran's nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey will backfire. (5/18)
The Good Soldiers
Former Public Policy Scholar David Finkel won the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for his book The Good Soldiers. Finkel worked on this book during his scholarship at the Wilson Center in 2008. (Read an excerpt of the book.) (5/17)
Creating New Soldiers in Mexico's Drug War
Recent Fellow Marcelo Bergman published a piece in Foreign Policy about how U.S. drug policy is actually consolidating power among Mexican drug cartels, making them more powerful. (5/17)
Not One of the 'Old Boys'
Public Policy Scholar Amy Wilkinson published a blog post about new Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan for the Washington Post's "On Leadership" blog. She also wrote op-eds about President Obama's Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Cairo for CNN.com and Fox News. (5/12)
New Talks, Old Fears
Fellow Maleeha Lodhi published an opinion piece in The News (Pakistan) about resumed talks between India and Pakistan. She also published an op-ed about the slippery slope of the international community confusing the overrated importance of nuclear legitimacy with the vital import of Pakistan's national security. (5/11)
Lula's Tehran Misadventure
Brazil Institute Director Paulo Sotero wrote an opinion piece for Foreign Policy on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva's efforts to reach out to the Iranian government over nuclear security. (5/11)
Follow the Flow
Researcher David Bassett produced an information graphic on the pathways of energy use and production for the May/June issue of Technology Review.
History's Shadow at the Arizona Border
Fellow Katherine Benton-Cohen wrote a piece about past incidents involving immigration reform in Arizona for the Washington Post's Political Bookworm blog. She also published an op-ed in Dissent detailing Arizona's complex border security issue and the short-sightedness of the new law. (5/10)
From "Rogues" to "Outliers"
Robert Litwak, vice president for programs and director of International Security Studies, published a piece about President Obama's pragmatic approach to engaging Iran and North Korea in The Globalist. (5/4)
Procedural Politics by Don Wolfensberger
Don Wolfensberger, director of the Congress Project, is a contributing writer at Roll Call. Last month he published "Seinfeld Rules Are Sometimes About Something" and "Members Need Basic Training in Decorum."
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