Wilson Center News
Iran Election Update
May 20, 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.
Latest News from the Wilson Center
Former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark Joins Wilson Center as Public Policy Scholar
May 26, 2004
The Right Honorable Joe Clark will join the Wilson Center for a three-month appointment as a Public Policy Scholar beginning this October. The youngest prime minister in Canadian history, Joe Clark, then leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, was elected in 1979 at the age of 39 and has since become one of the most highly regarded ambassadors of Canadian values throughout the international community.
Understanding the Enemy
May 26, 2004
As terrorist attacks escalate around the world, we still have trouble answering a basic question: who is al Qaeda? Former Congressman Lee Hamilton discusses why there is no simple answer.
New Book: Decentralization, Democratic Governance, and Civil Society in Comparative Perspective: Africa, Asia, and Latin America
May 24, 2004
Latin American Program staff members Joseph S. Tulchin and Andrew D. Selee, along with Philip Oxhorn, present a new book that studies the relation of decentralization to democratization at both intermediate and local levels and analyzes how decentralization is transforming the relationship between the state and civil society. For more information, see our Latin American Program Books page.
Noticias Winter 2004 available for download
May 24, 2004
Articles on Conflict and Peace in Colombia, Analyzing Citizenship, MERCOSUR, Mexican & US Journalists Seminar, Changes in Cuban Society, Hemispheric Security, Combatting Child Labor in Brazil and more! Download the .pdf from our Noticias publications page.
Serving the Stewards: Improving Reproductive Health and Protecting the Amazonian Rainforest
May 19, 2004
The "From the Field" article by Caryl Feldacker, a University of Michigan Population Fellow reports for Brazil for the Spring 2004 issue of PECS News
