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Iran Election Update

May 24, 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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Madeleine Albright Tells Her Story

Aug 01, 2004
Madeleine Albright, who became the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government, shares her remarkable story and provides an insider's view of world affairs during the Clinton administration in her new memoir, Madame Secretary. In this Director's Forum, Albright shared a number of candid anecdotes from her book in addition to commentary on current events and foreign policy. Video of this event is available here.

Is Our Security Threatened by "Too Many Men"?

Jul 30, 2004
ECSP Launches the Controversial New Book Bare Branches

December 2004 Short-term Grant Competition Suspended

Jul 29, 2004
The December 2004 Short-term grant competition has been suspended. The Kennan Institute will hold competitions for Short-term grants in September 2004, March 2005, June 2005, and September 2005. Continuation of the Short-term grants program beyond September 2005 is contingent on future funding.

Kennan Institute Announces This Year's Robert H. Baraz Memorial Intern

Jul 29, 2004
Sofia Plagakis has been selected as the Robert H. Baraz Memorial Intern for the 2004-2005 program year.

"Human Rights in the International System: Enforcing Global Governance" conference report available

Jul 27, 2004
As part of its ongoing effort to promote public discussion of key elements in the debate over security, sovereignity, and security, the Latin American Program organized the conference "Human Rights in the International System: Enforcing Global Governance" to study the current role of human rights in the international system, and the use of human rights as a foreign policy strategy. This publication is the report from this conference.Download a .pdf of the publication.

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The American Quest for Redemption

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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?

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Way of the Knife

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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.