 |  | |  | Assad Exile, Key First Step in Syria Transition
Video | April 4, 2012 Syria's longtime ally, Russia could play a constructive diplomatic role by granting Assad amnesty, Jane Harman told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. Op-ed | How Russia Can Ease Assad Out |  | Sudan Partition Risks Touching Off Sectarian Hotspots
Publication | March 30, 2012 Far from ending Sudan's bitter North-South feud, the country's partition may portend even greater conflict in the volatile Horn of Africa, the Wilson Center's Sudan Working Group says. |  | Popular Suu Kyi Readies for the Challenges of Politics
Video Q&A | April 4, 2012 Fresh off her party's near sweep in Burma's parliamentary vote, democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi faces a new test: adapting from protest to politics. In this Q&A biographer Peter Popham discusses Suu Kyi's strengths, weaknesses and the fierce drive that keeps her going. Event | The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Wilson in the News | Next Step In Syria: Peaceful Or Armed Intervention?
— Talk of the Nation All of the elements of Kofi Annan's peace plan, if implemented according to the way the Assads would like to do it, will strengthen the regime, weaken the opposition and fundamentally take the international community, which does not want to intercede and has not found an effective way to do so, off of the collective hook, says Distinguished Scholar Aaron David Miller. | | Will Annan Save Assad? — The New York Times Kofi Annan's plan for a political transition in Syria won't end the violence and could make things much worse for the opposition by weakening international resolve, says Distinguished Scholar Aaron Miller in a New York Times opinion piece. | | Child Targets in Syria — BBC World News America Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright discusses fresh allegations by the UN High Commission on Human Rights that the Syrian military have been targeting children. | Environmental Outlook: Water Global Security
— Diane Rehm Show Environmental Change and Security Program Director Geoff Dabelko discusses the US Director of National Intelligence's recent report on global water security. | | What Happened to the Independent Vote? — MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Senior Scholar Linda Killian joins Dylan Ratigan to discuss the power of the Independent vote and how it could affect the presidential election this November. | US Hopes Latest Talks on Iran Nuclear Program Lead to New Diplomacy
— The Daily Beast Washington is poised to install new sanctions against Iranian oil sales over Tehran's nuclear program, writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler, but Washington is also hoping P5-plus-1 talks in Istanbul on April 13 restart the diplomatic process. | Clinton Builds Gulf Military Ties While Urging Democracy
— Bloomberg Fear of Iran and of unleashing sectarian hostility underlie the anxieties that Sunni Muslim monarchies in the Gulf have toward democratic movements, said Senior Scholar David Ottaway. In Bahrain, Shiite Muslims make up about 60% of the population, while in Saudi Arabia they represent about 10%. | Canada PM Harper: US Can't Be Only Market For Canadian Energy
— The Wall Street Journal Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday said that the US can't be the only market for his country's energy, including crude from the oil sands of Alberta. Harper said the decision to delay construction of TransCanada Corp.'s (TRP, TRP.T) proposed Keystone XL pipeline shows the need for Canada to find other markets for energy exports. | | Brazil-US Relations Near Turning Point — The Financial Times "Relations between Brazil and the US have historically been very broad but also relatively shallow," said Brazil Institute Director Paulo Sotero. | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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