Events
Climate, Youth, and Land Markets in Urban Areas: A Policy Workshop
November 02, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:30am
Recognizing a need to strengthen the ties between urban policymaking and scholarly work on urban development, and to disseminate evidence-based programming, the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project, USAID’s Urban Programs Team, the International Housing Coalition, Cities Alliance, and the World Bank co-sponsored a third annual academic paper competition, "Reducing Urban Poverty." Join us in a discussion with four of the winning authors as they receive commentary on their work by expert practitioners from the field.
From the Great Wall to the New World: China and Latin America in the 21st Century
October 25, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
The Latin American Program and the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States are co-hosting a discussion on a book about the China-Latin America relationship.
Improving Citizen Security in Central America: Options for Responding to Youth Violence
October 18, 2012 // 9:00am — 12:00pm
The Wilson Center and the Andean Development Corporation are co-sponsoring a discussion on addressing citizen security and youth violence in Latin America.
Is the World More Dangerous 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
October 15, 2012 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
In October the world will observe the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world came closest to nuclear war. In this Wilson Center National Conversation, panelists will discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis and the lessons that it holds in the context of the upcoming US presidential election.
Update Venezuela: The October 7, 2012, Presidential Elections
September 28, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:30am
Before the Venezuelan Presidential election on October 7, 2012 the Wilson Center hosted a discussion on the electoral context, the issues that are shaping voters’ choices, as well as the broader significance for Venezuela’s future.
2012 National Survey of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
September 25, 2012 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
At this event, we will engage with researchers and leading Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) policy leaders on the results and implications of the groundbreaking 2012 National Survey of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This is the largest-ever nationally representative and comprehensive survey of AAPI public opinion conducted in United States.
Venezuela’s Presidential Elections 2012: Report of a Study Mission
September 07, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:30am
Join the Latin American Program and International IDEA to discuss Venezuela's political future before the upcoming elections.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Future of International Trade
August 08, 2012 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm
As the major trade initiative of the Obama Administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will broaden trade in the Pacific and may create a template for future, global trade negotiations.
Discussion with Prosecutor General Luis Eduardo Montealegre
July 12, 2012 // 9:00am — 10:15am
Prosecutor General Montealegre, a former justice and president of Colombia’s Constitutional Court, will discuss a broad range of issues.
Religion and Violence in Central America
July 11, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Violent crime in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala has reached unprecedented levels. It is frequently religious organizations that are on the front lines of efforts to reduce gang violence and get young people out of gangs.
