Past Events
Taiwan and the U.S. Pivot to Asia: New Realities in the Region?
February 26, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
As the United States rebalances its diplomatic and military focus toward Asia, some analysts have voiced concern about what a greater U.S. presence in the region might mean for cross-Strait relations. While ties between China and Taiwan have improved in recent years, will the U.S. pivot toward Asia shape the further evolution of cross-Strait relations? Will other Taiwanese interests be impacted by the rebalance? Could Chinese uneasiness about the rebalance work to Taiwan’s detriment? From Washington’s perspective, how does Taiwan fit into the pivot?
Book Launch: U.S. Ambassadors to Mexico, The Relationship Through Their Eyes
February 26, 2013 // 1:30pm — 3:30pm
Mexico Institute
Please join us for a discussion with the book’s author and three of the ambassadors whose testimonies constitute the centerpiece of the volume.
Communicating Synthetic Biology: How the Media Covers Emerging Technology
February 26, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Science and Technology Innovation Program
From Neanderthal clones to cheap vaccines, the emerging field of synthetic biology has garnered much mainstream press coverage in recent years – and found itself at the center of a hot debate about our expectations for biotechnology.
Demographic & Environmental Dynamics Shape 'Global Trends 2030' Scenarios
February 26, 2013 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The newest quadrennial report from the National Intelligence Council identifies the “game-changers, megatrends, and black swans” that may determine the trajectory of world affairs over the next 15 years, including population dynamics and natural resource scarcity.
Political Transition in Venezuela: Next Steps and the Implications for U.S. Policy
February 25, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Latin American Program
A discussion of the evolving political situation in Venezuela in light of President Hugo Chávez's prolonged absence from the country.
The Arab Revolution
February 25, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
History and Public Policy Program
Arab academics and activists call the uprisings that started in early 2011 across the Arab world “revolutions.” Yet the “Arab Revolution” is both similar and dissimilar to the French, Russian, and other great revolutions that molded the history of the Western world, as described by Crane Brinton in his classic, The Anatomy of Revolution.
Power Partnerships: How Canada-U.S. Hydroelectric Partnerships Reinforce America’s Clean Energy Economy
February 25, 2013 // 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Canada Institute
As energy policy conversations move forward in 2013, “all of the above” options must be considered in developing new and renewable sources of energy. Our distinguished panel of experts discussed the growing cooperative relationship between U.S. utilities and the Canadian hydroelectric industry, and how they complement each other.
Boris Rabbot and the "Shestidesiatniki:" The Forgotten Liberals of the 1960s
February 25, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute
Boris Rabbot, a journalist and sociologist, was in the vanguard of the pre-perestroika "shestidesiatniks," influential intellectuals and party leaders who vigorously advocated a policy of liberalization within the Soviet system. His widow, Lynn Visson, Visiting Adjunct Professor and Visiting Associate, Monterey Graduate School Institute of Translation and Interpretation, retired UN interpreter and co-compiler of "Boris Rabbot: An Unheeded Voice of the 1960s," discussed how he and the intellectuals of his generation presaged the reformers of the Gorbachev era.
Media Briefing: Secretary Kerry's First Interntational Trip
February 22, 2013 // 10:15am — 10:45am
Wilson Center experts and publications provide analysis on Secretary Kerry’s first international trip and U.S. foreign policy in a conference call with the media.
Young and Undocumented: The New American Story
February 21, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Latin American Program
Four members of Hoyas for Immigrant Rights, a student advocacy organization at Georgetown University, presented a panel discussion on being young and undocumented.