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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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Latin American Program in the News: Central America struggles to unite for Obama trip

May 06, 2013
Director Cynthia J. Arnson and Associate Director Eric Olson comment on internal rivalries between Central American nations regarding security-oriented foreign aid and the concern that has gripped the White House concerning the region's deterioration in security. This was also published in the Hufftington Post, the Daily Journal, The Examiner, ABC News, Yahoo Finance, The Guardian, TimesOnline, Caribbean Business, and many other media outlets.

Latin American Program in the News: Centroamérica, soluciones lejanas pese a viaje de Obama

May 06, 2013
Director Cynthia J. Arnson expounds upon security concerns within Central America. (In Spanish)

Latin American Program in the News: Central American leaders must step up to ensure security

May 06, 2013
Director Cynthia J. Arnson and Associate Director Eric Olson comment on endemic social exclusion and the lack of opportunities for youth as tasks that should be shared by the international community with Central American countries taking a leading role to combat them.

Latin American Program in the News: Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda

May 06, 2013
Director Cynthia J. Arnson discusses the challenges that face multilateral attempts at greater integration between the United States and Central America, citing corruption, inept institutions and weak democracies as major concerns. This also appeared in The Sacramento Bee, Chicago Tribune, Technology News, TMC News, Aberdeen News and in many other media outlets.

Latin American Program in the News: In U.S.-Mexico Relations, a Shift from Security to Economy

May 06, 2013
Cynthia Arnson, Eric Olson and Chris Wilson and commented on the Obama’s trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. Their comments were mentioned in this article about the issues that are going to be discussed with Obama’s visit to the region. This was also published in Worldland news.

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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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.