 |  | |  | Landmark Kennan Biography Chronicles Complex Life of Early Cold Warrior
Video | February 15, 2012 Official biographer John Lewis Gaddis paints a fascinating and multidimensional portrait of George Kennan, the post-war diplomat who set forth containment doctrine, presaged the collapse of the Soviet Union, and, in later years, became an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, including of the war in Vietnam. Gaddis revealed the personality behind one of the 20th century's great policy minds at the launch Wednesday of George F. Kennan: An American Life. |  | North American Integration Essential to Renewed U.S. Manufacturing Prowess?
Video | February 14, 2012 Unlike China or Europe, Mexico and Canada are fundamentally different trading partners to the United States. They more closely resemble side-by-side workers on a common assembly line than transactional buyers and sellers separated by long distances. Working Together argues that enhanced economic integration can help meet the goal of doubled U.S. exports by 2015, sustain jobs throughout North America, and sharpen the region's competitiveness against other world blocs. At the report's launch Wednesday, author Chris Wilson of the Mexico Institute also stressed the largely unpublicized benefits Mexico trade poses for interior U.S. districts far from the southern border. Publication
Working Together: Economic Ties Between the United States and Mexico |  | Cold Welcome for Iran in Latin America; 'Vigilance' Still Needed
Testimony | February 16, 2012 Several Latin American governments, which a few years ago joined in showy displays of anti-U.S. solidarity, are now distancing themselves from the Ahmadinejad regime, as tensions rise over Iran's controversial nuclear policies and new administrations take over in key capitals, The Wilson Center's Latin America Program director said Thursday. Briefing senators on Iran's activities in the region, Cindy Arnson added that "vigilance" still remains necessary, to guard against any state or nonstate threat in the region. "Vigilance is essential, as is evidence-based consideration of the issues," she told the subcommittee's hearing on Iranian activities in Latin America. | | Wilson in the News | | Despite Tensions, Iran Willing to Talk (MSNBC-The Daily Rundown) Amid rising tensions with Israel, Iran says they are willing to resume nuclear talks with the World Security Council. Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright talks about Iran's nuclear developments. | | Iran Proclaims Nuclear Advances (MSNBC-Hardball with Chris Matthews) Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright also discussed the growing tension surrounding Iran's nuclear program with MSNBC's Chris Matthews following Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiling the country's first domestically produced fuel rods. | | Iran Plans a Major Nuclear Announcement (BBC) Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler says that although the Iran Nuclear Program isn't up to weapons grade just yet, the tension in this crisis is increasing on all fronts. | | Deploy U.S. Diplomats Quietly To Explore Iranian Deal (AOL Defense) "With battle lines drawn in the confrontation with Iran, the United States desperately needs an opening, a line of communication," writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. | | Middle East Tensions Increase Anxiety (MSNBC-The Dylan Ratigan Show) Public Policy Scholar Aaron David Miller discusses escalating tensions with Iran and the latest news on their development of materials for nuclear research reactors. | | Too Many Obstacles Stand in the Way of a Syrian Intervention (US News and World Report) "Great powers behave hypocritically and in contradictory fashion; indeed, it's part of their job description," writes Public Policy Scholar Aaron David Miller. "And whatever precedents were set by the Libya model, no one has a good plan for effective military intervention in Syria: a country wracked by confrontation between a brutal and still powerful regime, and a courageous but still weak opposition, all of which is playing out against growing sectarian violence." | | Swing Voters Need a Champion (US News and World Report) Independent voters make up 40 percent of the electorate, yet they are largely ignored by Washington as the partisan gap between Democratic and Republican lawmakers grows ever wider. Journalist and former U.S. News blogger Linda Killian, in her book The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents, examines who these voters are and why they have been left out of the electoral process. Killian recently spoke with U.S. News about the role independent voters will play in the 2012 elections. | | Is Mexico's Drug War Strategy Working? (CNN) In those same areas, though, slowdowns in violence are evidence that sending in the military does have an impact, said Andrew Selee, director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. | | U.S., China Need a Green Peace, Not a Trade War (Salon) As Obama meets Xi, the U.S. is investigating China's practices in the solar and wind sectors, writes Fellow Joanna Lewis. | | How Saudi Arabia's Entrance into the Nuclear Race will Heighten Tension in the Middle East (CNN-OutFront) "It would definitely ratchet up tensions, and if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia almost certainly will do the same. Or at least seek to do the same," says Senior Scholar David Ottaway. "The Saudis help the Pakistanis financially develop their nuclear program, and they will expect Pakistan to help them obtain a nuclear capability. And then you'll have Turkey also wanting to develop a nuclear capability." | | Putin's Views for a Better Russia (The Voice of Russia) With less than a month before the presidential elections Vladimir Putin wrote an article outlining his views for a better Russia. It tangled issues ranging from reforming parliament and local government to fighting corruption. Deputy Director of the Kennan Institute William Pomeranz discusses Putin's words and looks ahead at his agenda. | | Obama To Release Fiscal 2013 Budget Next Week (NPR-Morning Edition) President Obama unveiled his budget for the next fiscal year on Monday. To find out more about the budget proposal, Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, a public policy scholar and economics editor at The Wall Street Journal. | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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