Wilson Center News
Iran Election Update
May 23, 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
Kennan Institute to Launch Program Series on Russian Cultural Influences on America
Jan 31, 2003
On February 18, 2003, the Kennan Institute will launch a four-part series of programs on Russian culture titled “Culture/Kultura: Russian Influence on American Performing Arts.” The series will feature performances and/or video presentations in addition to lectures by scholars and experts in the field.
Clearing the Air: Human Rights and the Legal Dimensions of China's Environmental Dilemma
Jan 27, 2003
Statement of Jennifer L. Turner,Senior Project Associate for the Center's Environmental Change and Security Project on the growing role of Chinese Green NGOs and environmental journalists in China to the Congressional/Executive Commission on China Issues
9/11 Commission Convenes, Names Executive Director
Jan 27, 2003
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is a bipartisan Commission chaired by Thomas H. Kean, former New Jersey governor, and Lee H. Hamilton, former Indiana congressman, who serves as vice-chair. The Commission convened for the first time this week at the Woodrow Wilson Center and chose Dr. Philip Zelikow as executive director. Zelikow is currently director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
New Evidence from Central and East European Archives on the Cold War in Asia
Jan 21, 2003
1/21/03--In cooperation with the Cold War International History Project (CWIHP), the George Washington Cold War Group and the Cold War History Research Center in Budapest are organizing a conference in Budapest, Hungary, October 30-November 2, 2003. The theme of the conference will be "New Central and Eastern European Evidence on the Cold War in Asia."For more information on the conference or on how to submit a paper proposal, [Read more].
North Korea Nuclear Proposal in New Wilson Center Study
Jan 17, 2003
Wilson Center Senior Scholar Selig S. Harrison argues that the United States can get North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program under adequate inspection safeguards—-but only as part of a broader agreement centering on assistance in resolving the energy crisis that has paralyzed the North Korean economy.
