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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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Preserving Cold War History through Dialogue

Aug 19, 2003
Centerpoint talks with Keith Allen, a historian and author, who spent the summer at the Wilson Center helping the Cold War International History Project plan a conference on Cold War commemoration, that will take place in September.

Should Global Poverty Be Considered a U.S. National Security Issue?

Aug 08, 2003
Noted analysts Vincent Ferraro, Carol Lancaster, Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Jeffrey D. Sachs, and John Sewell answer the question in commentaries for the Environmental Change and Security Project's ECSP Report. The next issue of ECSP Report will be released in October.

Succeeding in Iraq

Aug 04, 2003
The U.S. is now engaged in the difficult and complex task of winning the peace in Iraq. In this commentary, former Indiana Congressman and Wilson Center Director Lee Hamilton outlines areas where the U.S. should focus its efforts, and appeal for international cooperation.

Teaching the New Cold War History

Aug 01, 2003
The history of the Cold War and its legacy are critical for today's students' understanding of modern global history and current affairs. To assist high school teachers in educating their students about this important period in history, the Center's Cold War International History Project teamed up with George Washington University and other Cold War experts last month for the second summer institute for teachers.

Report on the Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research By Sutayut Osornprasop (Cambridge University)

Aug 01, 2003
Sutayut Osornprasop, a PhD student at Cambridge University and one of the participants at the institute, reports on his experience during the two-day institute June 4-5.

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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

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.