Global Water Security: New NIC ReportRising demand for fresh water could escalate food prices and touch off political instability worldwide, according to the new National Intelligence Report. In the latest National Conversation, an expert panel discusses how America can help ensure global water security. more |
Upcoming Events
New Directions in Brazil's Innovation System: Lessons for the Global Economy?
May 16, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
QDDR in Action: Civil Society Sustainability in U.S. Foreign Policy
May 17, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Wilson Center Experts
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Aaron David Miller // Former Advisor to Republican and Democratic Secretaries of State on Arab-Israeli negotiations, 1978-2003.
Aaron David Miller became a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in January 2006, where he wrote his fourth... -
Haleh Esfandiari, the Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has had a rich and varied... -
Geoffrey D. Dabelko is director of the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP), a nonpartisan policy forum on environment, population,... -
Kent Hughes //
Kent H. Hughes is currently the Director of the Program on America and the Global Economy (PAGE) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for... -
Karthick Ramakrishnan // Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California-Riverside
Karthick Ramakrishnan is associate professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside. His research focuses on civic... -
Dr. Cynthia J. Arnson is director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her most recent work has... -
An American who has worked for Agence France-Presse news agency since 1980 with postings in Paris, Bangkok, Kuwait, Sarajevo, Bonn, Berlin and... -
Robin Wright // Journalist and Author/Editor of eight books, most recently editor of "The Islamists Are Coming: Who They Really Are"
Robin Wright is a journalist, author and foreign policy analyst. She is currently a USIP Senior Fellow-Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar. During... -
Professor Adeed Dawisha specializes in Iraq's transition to democracy since the downfall of Saddam Hussein's government in 2003. -
My current work focuses on the moral psychology of soldiering. In particular, I am interested in the moral emotions of being a warrior - what is... -
Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy is Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. He retired from the Foreign Service in January... -
Andrew Selee //
Andrew Selee is director of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, which promotes dialogue and understanding between the United States and... -
Zahid Hussain is an award-winning journalist and writer. He is a correspondent for The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He also has... -
Amy M. Wilkinson is a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and senior fellow in the Center for Business... -
Affiliated with the African Studies Center at Boston University, Marc Sommers is an internationally recognized expert on youth concerns in war and...
Are We Becoming A Nation of Renters?
May 22, 2012 // 8:00am — 4:30pm
Three years after the 2008 financial crisis, America’s housing market still languishes and millions of families are losing their grip on “The American Dream.” Join us for an in-depth conference featuring policymakers, practicing mortgage capital experts, and academics to discuss the concrete steps forward to repairing and improving America’s mortgage finance system. more
Family Planning and Results-Based Financing Initiatives: Opportunities and Challenges
May 21, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
The impact of results-based financing (RBF) on health outcomes is mixed. The discussion will evaluate how RBF affects the supply and demand-sides of family planning, highlight new research from the field, and address the future of RBF at USAID. more
Charting a Path in U.S. Education Reform
May 16, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Even in a tough economy with various financial constraints Paul Vallas highlights the possibility of success without throwing money at new experiments but rather practicing frugality and doing more with less. more
"Algeria’s Islamists Crushed in First Arab Spring Elections" by David B. Ottaway
May 15, 2012David B. Ottaway is a senior scholar at the Wilson Center who has recently returned from Algeria. The following piece is an overview of his observations of Algeria’s May 10 parliamentary elections.
As the clock ticks, trees fall in Brazil's Amazon
May 15, 2012Former Public Policy Scholar and author of "The Unconquered", Scott Wallace, writes on deforestation in the Amazon.
Fulbright Expands Program with Brazil
May 15, 2012The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) are pleased to announce that 49 grants are available in the 2013-14 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program competition for U.S. academics, professionals, and early and mid-career researchers to teach and/or conduct research in Brazil.
Brazil's ex-president Cardoso lauded for nation's return to democracy
May 15, 2012Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute, speaks with PRI's The World on former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's recent award from the Library of Congress
Are We Becoming A Nation of Renters?
May 22, 2012 // 8:00am — 4:30pm
Three years after the 2008 financial crisis, America’s housing market still languishes and millions of families are losing their grip on “The American Dream.” Join us for an in-depth conference featuring policymakers, practicing mortgage capital experts, and academics to discuss the concrete steps forward to repairing and improving America’s mortgage finance system. Family Planning and Results-Based Financing Initiatives: Opportunities and Challenges
May 21, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
The impact of results-based financing (RBF) on health outcomes is mixed. The discussion will evaluate how RBF affects the supply and demand-sides of family planning, highlight new research from the field, and address the future of RBF at USAID.
Charting a Path in U.S. Education Reform
May 16, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Even in a tough economy with various financial constraints Paul Vallas highlights the possibility of success without throwing money at new experiments but rather practicing frugality and doing more with less. 
Re-Energizing the Border: Renewable Energy, Green Jobs and Border Infrastructure
This report provides an overview of the prospects for renewable energy projects in Mexico’s border states, examining the development of wind, solar and municipal solid waste projects. This research also evaluates the potential impact of investment in these projects on border communities in terms of employment, infrastructure, human capital and social participation.
Wind Energy Potential in Mexico’s Northern Border States
With over 1,000 MW of wind energy capacity now installed and another 2,000 MW under construction, Mexico’s wind energy sector has grown dramatically since the early 1990s. This report examines the potential for creating economic benefits in border states from wind energy development, with particular attention paid to employment and infrastructure.
Bioenergy Potential in Northern Mexico
This report recognizes the growing potential for bioenergy, which has attracted public and private sector interest in recent years. It has become clear that Mexico’s land and labor costs make the cross-border trade in renewable energy an exciting and potentially highly profitable sector. Of bioenergy feedstocks, municipal solid waste may represent the greatest potential for growth in Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico transborder region.
The Shadow War
Mark Mazzetti, national security correspondent for the New York Times and public policy scholar at the Wilson Center.
The Shadow War
Mark Mazzetti, national security correspondent for the New York Times and public policy scholar at the Wilson Center.
The Shadow War
Mark Mazzetti, national security correspondent for the New York Times and public policy scholar at the Wilson Center.
The first serious survey of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region, more than any other political bloc, yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals. 
