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Iran Election Update

May 23, 2013
The Middle East Program offers the latest news on the Iranian presidential election of June 2013, based on a selection of Iranian news sources. The Iran Election Update is a daily summary of up-to-date information with links to news in both English and Farsi. It includes the latest developments and analysis of news about the upcoming election.

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Choice Reviews CWIHP Book Series "The Soviet Cuban Missile Crisis"

May 23, 2013
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries reviewed Svetlana Savranskaya's "The Soviet Cuban Missile Crisis: Castro, Mikoyan, Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Missiles of November."

CUSP 2013 Summer Internship

May 23, 2013
The Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project is seeking two summer interns to work on a new project, “Urban Resilience Project: Building Cities Safe and Smart.” The internships are paid positions, June-August 2013. Please see attached announcement for more information about the postion and instructions to apply.

Latin American Program in the News: BID presentará último estudio Desarrollo en las Américas en seminario

May 22, 2013
This article references the launch of the IDB taxation study, "More than Revenue," hosted by the Wilson Center (in Spanish).

Latin American Program in the News: New IDB book outlines need for tax reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean to further region’s development

May 22, 2013
This article cites the Wilson Center-hosted launch of the new IDB taxation report, "More than Revenue."

Latin American Program in the News: Binner inició gira por Estados Unidos

May 22, 2013
This article references President of Frente Amplio Progresista (FAP, Argentina), Hermes Binner's visit to Washington DC institution, including the Wilson Center.

The Wilson Weekly

The Wilson Quarterly

The American Quest for Redemption

WQ Spring 2013 Cover

From the Oprah Winfrey Network to the White House, the ritual of redemption and starting afresh has a mesmerizing effect on Americans. Bill Clinton did it, and now Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, and other celebrities and politicians are trying to follow. Where does the redemptive urge come from? Where is it taking us?

Dialogue

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Way of the Knife

May 22, 2013May 29, 2013

This week on Dialogue at the Wilson Center our guest is Mark Mazzetti, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The New York Times. He is the author of the new book, “The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth.” We also spoke with Curtis Brainard, Editor of The Observatory, the Columbia Journalism Review’s “lens on the science press,” to survey the landscape of science journalism.