 |  | |  | A Nuclear-Free Future?
Video | February 23, 2012 A nuclear-free future would be hard to enforce given the distrust and suspicion that have shaped arms control efforts since the '40s, prominent scholar George Quester says. "Nuclear zero" would also stress the enforcement mandate of the UN watchdog agency, whose inspectors were rebuffed this week in Iran. |  | Four Decades On, U.S.-China Ties Show Resilience
CONTEXT Video Q&A | February 21, 2012 The pros of cooperation will outweigh the cons of historically thorny issues like human rights, Taiwan, and religious freedom, Wilson Center expert Douglas Spelman says. Marking the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's visit, Spelman stresses today's wide-ranging collaboration between the two countries. |  | Human Rights in Burma Remain Worrisome, Despite Political Advances
Video | February 23, 2012 Political rights in Burma seem to be improving, but the country's human rights remain deeply troublesome, a respected observer says. "I don't see any improvement in the human rights situation in Burma," says David Scott Mathieson of Human Rights Watch. |  | Energy, A Focus at Rio +20 Summit
Video | February 22, 2012 Renewable energy will likely feature on the agenda of this June's Rio +20 summit on sustainable development, a Wilson Center panel says. Specifically, financing for innovative private-public projects, such as rural electrification ventures, could capture the spotlight. | | Wilson in the News | | Venezuela's Chavez Says his Cancer is Likely Back (Associated Press) Analyst Cynthia Arnson of the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington said the new surgery seriously complicates Chavez's re-election prospects.
"It's now clear that Chavez's cancer is far from cured. Chavez's illness — his ability to campaign as well as to govern — is a major factor in the race. It erodes the aura of invincibility as well as inevitability that Chavez has always tried to create," she said. | | Experts Discuss the Middle East: Israel, Iran and the Arabs (C-SPAN) The Former Israeli Deputy Defense Foreign Minister says despite media reports, Israel is not "trigger happy" about attacking Iran. This comment came during his remarks at an event at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Ephraim Sneh said Israelis all know the repercussions of such action, but also noted that if it's the last option, it's worth it. | | U.N. Inspectors' Iran Nuclear Mission Fails as Tehran Denies Access to Key Site (The Daily Beast) "IAEA inspectors abandoned their mission to see if Iran is building nuclear weapons after Tehran denied them access to the Parchin military test site, which some suspect may be used for developing nukes," writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. | | Azar Nafisi and Robin Wright Discuss 'A Separation' (The Atlantic) Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright and Iranian-American author Azar Nafisi on the lessons of Iran's Oscar-nominated family drama, A Separation. | | Decoding Leon Panetta's Iran Press Dance (Politico) Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. Middle East peace negotiator who is now a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, believes the press is now playing a role in the "psychodrama." "We are, and we've been now for several years, in a covert war [with Iran] and in a covert war all kinds of tactics and techniques are used to undermine our adversary — cyberattacks, assassinations, sanctions, but there's also this kind of psychodrama that's played out. The Israelis play it themselves but the Americans also facilitate and enable it. I would argue this is part of that," Miller said. | | Ug Lee American Takes on the PTI Trolls (Dawn.com) Program Associate for the Asia Program Michael Kugelman takes a satirical look at the rising popularity of Pakistani politician Imran Khan, and Washington's response to it. | | Where Have All the George Washingtons Gone? (Foreign Policy) Public Policy Scholar Aaron David Miller gives five reasons why America doesn't have great presidents anymore. | | Wright: Arming Syrian Rebels Won't Work (CNN) Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright on possible strategies to end the violence in Syria. | | U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Want Answers from Iran (MSNBC) Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright on Iran's Nuclear program and increasing tensions with Israel. | | Former Iran detainees: Publicity Helped Their Case (Associated Press) "If the (Hekmati) family was going to call me today and say, 'What is your experience?' I would tell them that in my case going public helped," said Esfandiari, director of Middle East Programs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. | | Mexico Prison Riot Leaves 44 Dead (The Wall Street Journal) "Prison reform is a pending agenda item in Mexico," says Eric Olson, at the Mexico Institute at Washington's Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "The strategy has been to arrest a lot of people, but when you warehouse prisoners in prisons that are overcrowded and poorly managed, you are likely to have this kind of warfare breakout inside prisons." | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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