Economics and Globalization News
Can the Startup Act Jump Start America's Economy?
May 17, 2012
While established companies tend to shed employees, young businesses account for nearly all new job creation in the US. In a set of interviews, experts discuss Sens. Moran and Warner’s Startup Act—aimed at enhancing America’s entrepreneurial edge.
Latin American Program in the News: Ex-minister target of Colombian bomb
May 16, 2012
A former top Colombian official survived an assassination attempt on May 15 after a daylight bombing in the country's capital. "It has all the hallmarks of a FARC operation," said director Cynthia Arnson. "This kind of attack in Bogota has become extremely rare, but nonetheless seems designed to drive home a political point, that the guerrillas retain this capacity for violence," Arnson said.
The Brazilian Challenge: How to Manage Asymmetrical Regional Relations Beyond the OAS
May 12, 2012
View the latest article by Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute in the most recent issue of Revista CIBOD d'afers internacionals.
The stars align at Canada's recent university mission to Brazil
May 10, 2012
Public Policy Scholar Ted Hewitt discusses the Brazil-Canada education relationship
Regaining America's Competitive Edge
May 10, 2012
"There are a number of weaknesses [in the U.S. economic system] that are getting worse such as the complexity of the tax code, the ineffectiveness of the political system, fiscal policy, and the K-12 education system,“ said Harvard Business professor Jan Rivkin. In this interview, Rivkin and education expert Paul Vallas prescribe ways for the US to regain its economic edge.
The End of Austerity Politics in Europe?
May 08, 2012
In the wake of this weekend's elections in France, Greece, and other parts of Europe, headlines across the globe suggest that voters have delivered a major anti-austerity message to their governments. Wilson Center expert Kent Hughes provides analysis and perspective on what political change in France and other countries might mean.
State, Federal Support for Research
May 07, 2012
Scientific Director and former President of FAPESP, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, discusses R&D investment in Brazil
Brazil Institute in the News
May 01, 2012
A review of news items related to President Dilma Rousseff's first visit to Washington, D.C.
Remarks by Pakistan Commerce Secretary Zafar Mahmood on Pakistan-India trade
Apr 26, 2012
The full text of Mahmood's key address at the Wilson Center's April 23 conference on Pakistan-India trade.
Latin American Program in the News: OAS delivers conclusions about the Summit of the Americas
Apr 25, 2012
“Even though the priorities and concerns are the same, the Americas are not as synchronized as we would like and there is still a lot of work to do”, was the first conclusion from the secretary general of the Organization of Americas State (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, in regards to the hemispheric encounter in Cartagena. During the conference organized at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in Washington DC, Insulza emphasized that “we have to find ways of cooperation in pending themes and that is what is going to determine if this is going to be a decade of success for the Americas”. (in Spanish)
