[RED DEMOCRATICA] Fiscal Cliff, Efraim Halevy, & The Global Farms Race

 

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October 26 Civil Discourse and A Grand Bargain Secretary Baker's Six Principles for Addressing the Fiscal Crisis "Bipartisanship remains as critical as ever, because bipartisanship facilitates the passage of politically difficult, but necessary, legislation. And bipartisanship fosters continuity of government, by reducing the chance that policies will be reversed when the other party comes to power," said the Honorable James Baker during this Lee Hamilton Lecture Series event. Event Video | Transcript | Podcast On The Homepage Iran, Palestine, and the Arab Spring: The View from Israel Interview with Efraim Halevy Aaron David Miller interviews former Director of Mossad and one of Israel's most preeminent strategic thinkers Efraim Halevy on a nuclear Iran, the standstill on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and the impact of the Arab Spring on Israel's relations in the region. Event Video The Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Middle East Forum of the Middle East Program hosted a meeting with Efraim Halevy where he discussed recent developments in the Middle East and their impact on Israel. Watch Video > Event Transcript > On the Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis Context Q&A Part 4: With James Hershberg In this two-week series of interviews, Context has looked back at the Cuban Missile Crisis with an eye toward the lessons that apply today. In Part 4, Cold War historian James Hershberg describes the impact of the "third wave" of information from international sources on the Crisis and what lesson we can draw from the Crisis for today's nuclear standoff with Iran. Part 1: with Timothy Naftali The first segment in a CONTEXT series marking the anniversary features Timothy Naftali who provides insight on the epic tale from the perspectives of Havana and Moscow. Part 2: with Philip Brenner Cuba historian Philip Brenner describes how and why the missiles were brought to Cuba and what might have happened if they'd stayed. Part 3: with Svetlana Savranskaya Author Svetlana Savranskaya describes the underrated role of Russia's Anastas Mikoyan in events that ultimately avoided nuclear catastrophe. Middle East Roundtable Context: Venezuela On an all new episode of Dialogue at the Wilson Center, we are joined by Haleh Esfandiari, Joshua Stacher, and Aaron Miller for a roundtable discussion on the latest developments in the Middle East. In our second segment, Cynthia Arnson provides insight into the re-election of Hugo Chavez.  Combating Narcotics Trafficking in West Africa Oct. 29, 2012 // 10:00am — 11:15am Book Discussion: Waging War on Corruption Oct. 29, 2012 // 1:30pm — 3:00pm  Uniting for a Healthy Future for People and Nature in Western Tanzania Oct. 31, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm Budget Hero in the News Wall Street Journal Economics reporter and Wilson Center alum David Wessel writes a post about Budget Hero for the WSJ's Washington Wire blog, featuring comments from Wilson Center's Science and Technology Innovation Program Director Dave Rejeski and links to the game and the weekly Data Reports. Read More → The Global Farms Race Barack Obama and Mitt Romney should be reading Asia Program Associate Michael Kugelman's new book, according to the Christian Science Monitor. The book The Global Farms Race: Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security, which looks at how nations and corporations, many from Asia, are acquiring vast expanses of farmland across the developing world, was chosen by CSM as one of the 23 new books that should be on the reading lists of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Read More → Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Use the link below to start receiving your own copy. Sign Up! Wilson in the News Did Romney use policy to mask strategy? - MSNBC Jane Harman appeared on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell reports today to discuss last night's presidential debate on foreign policy with Martin Indyk of Brookings and Jim Zogby of the Arab-American Institute. Iran Looms Over Candidates' Foreign Policy Debate - NPR Aaron David Miller discusses what the US should do about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Brazil's advancing democracy - Financial Times Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute at the Wilson Center, gives his perspectives on the elections and political corruption in Brazil. Final presidential debate: it's all over but the voting - KPCC Fellow Elizabeth Saunders discussed the final presidential debate on foreign policy and how it will shape the election on "AirTalk." 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

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