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Iran Election Update

Jun 19, 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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Historical Events Shape African-American Activism

Jun 03, 2004
Wilson Center Fellow Fred Harris discusses how key events in the African-American community helped inspire activism and have become etched in collective memory.

Fellow Examines Life In North Carolina Under Jim Crow

Jun 03, 2004
Fellow Raymond Gavins is writing a history of African American life and the meaning of freedom in North Carolina during the Jim Crow era.

Protecting the Earth, Preserving Peace

Jun 02, 2004
The Environmental Change and Security Project recently provided input to a high-level UN panel convened to analyze emerging global security threats. Panel member and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft asked a group of international experts to recommend ways the UN could mitigate the threats posed by climate change, population growth, and other environmental problems.

Brazil's Ambassador Discusses Nonproliferation

Jun 01, 2004
Ambassador Abdenur discussed this important issue at one session of the Division of International Studies ongoing nonproliferation series. This meeting was jointly sponsored with the Brazil Project and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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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Africa Roundtable: Development through Technology

Jun 19, 2013Jun 26, 2013

We convene our Africa Roundtable for a discussion of the ways in which technology is stimulating impressive economic development on the African continent with Steven McDonald, Tim Kelly, and Nmachi Jidenma.