 |  | Economic pressures, terrorist threats, and other factors have increased European intolerance of multiculturalism. Is a true change underway? And if so, what are the consequences? A panel of experts provides insights.
more →
CONTEXT Q&A | Conference Video | | Wilson in the News | | For Canada, US Debates Are Old News — The New York Times "These issues do not seem to be as divisive and inflammatory in Canada as they seem to be in the United States," Laura A. Liswood, the secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders , a policy program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said in a phone interview. | Clinton Warns Russia Stance Pushes Syria Into
Civil War — Bloomberg "We could come into greater disagreement because of Syria going forward," said Kennan Institute Deputy Director William Pomeranz, "but I think the US has decided it really can't solve the problem without Russia." | | Drug War Key Issue in Mexico Elections — AZ Central The economy, job creation and privatization of the national oil industry are all major issues in the race. But they have been overshadowed by drug violence, said Program Associate for the Mexico Institute Christopher Wilson. "Certainly, there is a lot of concern in border states about the amount of drugs crossing through, and there are family ties that people have to a lot of border communities on the Mexican side of the border, so there is a natural concern for security on that side of the border as well," Wilson said. | | What Mexico's Presidential Election Means for US — UT San Diego The candidates "have all said that they're going to maintain economic stability, respect investment of foreign companies," said Christopher Wilson at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. | Pakistani Doctor Who Helped Catch Osama Bin Laden
Gets 33 Years in Prison — Boston Lanka News Program Associate for the Asia Program Michael Kugelman discusses the recent jailing of Pakistani doctor Shahid Afridi; the US-Pakistan tiff over NATO supply lines; and Pakistan's recent Twitter ban. | Iranian Revolution Didn't Live up to Expectations:
Scholar — The Peninsula "Every revolution is a very exciting experience, but the outcome of the revolution is not necessarily exciting," said Director of the Middle East Program Haleh Esfandiari, who is now in Doha attending the US-Islamic World Forum. "The Iranian revolution created a lot of hope and aspirations in the people, just like the Arab Spring is creating that kind of hope among the younger people, but then how the revolution develops is a big question mark. The Iranian revolution didn't live up to the expectations of the people that were aspiring for a democratic regime," said Esfandiari, who left Iran for a holiday just before the revolution and didn't get back for more than a decade. | | A Lull in the Drift Toward War With Iran? — CNN Distinguished Scholar Aaron David Miller says that because Iran wants to be a nuclear power too much, no firm deal will emerge. | | East Asian Economies Must Cooperate: WEF — India Blooms "The lack of resilience is the most important threat to the global economy," warned Wilson Center Director, President and CEO Jane Harman. | | The Darling Dictator of the Day — The New York Times Yet while Kagame is no Idi Amin or Charles G. Taylor, he does not merit his reputation as a visionary modernizer, writes Fellow Mark Sommers. The reason is simple: his state is all about force. | | | | | | 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 | | | |
People and the Planet (Report Launch)
No comments:
Post a Comment