[RED DEMOCRATICA] Drone Courts, Abe's Visit, & Police Reform in Mexico

 

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Feb 22 Drone Courts Can Work Wilson Center President Jane Harman argues that a FISA-like process for governing so-called "remote-control warfare" - the use of drone strikes and offensive cyberattacks - would protect individual liberties enshrined in the Constitution while confronting a supercharged threat environment. Interview with Jane Harman | A Legal Framework for Drone and Cyber Attacks Speech by john Brennan | The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy On The Homepage Abe Looks to Redefine U.S.-Japan Ties Today, President Obama meets with Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first time. Given the growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region from the East Asia Sea territorial disputes to the North Korea conundrum, it is in the United States' interest for the two leaders to develop strong personal ties and build a partnership that will confront the new realities of East Asia, writes Shihoko Goto in this op-ed. Podcast  |  Media Briefing on PM Shinzo Abe's Washington Visit In this audio podcast, Wilson Center East Asia experts answer press questions about Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe's visit to Washington D.C. and meeting with President Obama. Police Reform in Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto has announced widespread changes to Mexico's federal security forces. In this Context interview, two of Mexico's leading experts discuss the current state of police reform efforts and the issues that the government must address. Event Video  |  Reforming the Ranks: Assessing Police Reform Efforts in Mexico Publication  |  Criminal Procedure Reform in Mexico This Week's Issues: Middle East Roundtable: Egypt On a new episode of Dialogue at the Wilson Center, we convene our Middle East Roundtable to discuss the latest from Egypt. Joining us is Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Center's Middle East Program; Joshua Stacher, Associate Professor of Political Science at Kent State University and currently a Wilson Center Fellow; Marina Ottaway, a long time analyst of political transformations in Africa and the Middle East and a Wilson Center Senior Scholar. The Arab Revolution Feb. 25, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm Political Transition in Venezuela: Next Steps and the Implications for U.S. Policy Feb. 25, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm  Global Trends 2030: Demographic and Environmental Changes and the Future of International Security Feb. 26, 2013 // 10:00am — 12:00pm The Wilson Center invites mid to senior-level Congressional staff to participate in the Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellowship Program. Applications are due March 4. Read More → On the Move: China's Electricity Transfer Project This new interactive map underscores China's energy and water imbalances and the looming choke point China faces in terms of water, food, and energy security. The map illustrates how consumer goods made in China's factories along its eastern coast are powered by coal and hydropower in the country's western provinces. View Map → Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Use the link below to start receiving your own copy. Sign Up! Wilson in the News Is Mexico's War on Drugs Close to a Real End? — Al Jazeera Steven Dudley discusses President Pena Nieto's new strategy against drug cartels on "Inside Story Americas". Egypt: Where has the Revolution Gone? — Australian Broadcasting Corporation Josh Stacher talks about Egypt two years after the uprisings that ousted Hosni Mubarak. Washington Tone-Deafness Part II — Africa Up Close Francis Kornegay published a piece on the dynamics surrounding the administration's Asia-Pacific Partnership, India and Brazil emerging as new "Global Swing States," and the lack of wisdom in excluding South Africa from this equation. 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 2013. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. All rights reserved. Privacy | Unsubscribe

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