2015 Year in Review

Thanks to our scholars, our staff, and our friends around the world, this has been an exceptional year in programming at the Wilson Center. More than ever, our publications and our conversations bridged the worlds of scholarship and policy.

Below you’ll find a list of the standout events, publications, and articles of 2015 organized by the themes we found most significant.

International Security

Wilson Perspectives: Implications of the Paris Attacks A Conversation with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson Transatlantic Conversation: Confronting Common Security Challenges with His Majesty the King of Spain Can We Ultimately Defeat ISIL? A Conversation with General John Allen A Conversation with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili How to Counter Jihadist Appeal Among Western European Muslims

Cybersecurity

Briefing with Admiral Michael Rogers, Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities: Securing America's Most  Important Assets with Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterrorism Arms Control in Cyberspace? Security Clearance: A Next-Gen Overhaul

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Challenges and Opportunities for TPP Countries Wilson Perspectives: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Vietnam Takes on the Trans-Pacific Partnership The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Setting the Standard and Raising the Bar

Migration

Update on Europe’s Migration Crisis The Case for Accepting Syrian Refugees To Protect Our Open Societies, We Must Not Close Them Women on the Run: The Looming Refugee Crisis Promoting Peace and Prosperity in Honduras: A Conversation with His Excellency Juan Orlando Hernández, President of the Republic of Honduras

Climate Change

Wilson Perspectives: The Paris Climate Agreement Success in Paris: Adoption of the Global Climate Agreement What the Paris Climate Conference Means for South Asia New Algae Research Could Address Climate Change and Food Security Challenges Impact of China’s Cap and Trade Announcement

Energy

Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz on 2015 Global Policy Outlook U.S. Quadrennial Energy Review: 2015 Report Tracking the Energy Titans: Hidden Trends in the United States, China, and Canada [Infographic] Chapter Updates to Energy and  Security: Strategies for a World in Transition Global Energy Forum: Revolutionary Changes and Security Pathways Second Annual North American Energy Forum

Noteworthy Books of 2015

The following books were written by staff or scholars while in residence at the Center and have received excellent reviews in 2015.   Roots of Russia's War in Ukraine By Elizabeth A. Wood, William E. Pomeranz, E. Wayne Merry, and Maxim Trudolyubov Terrorism in Cyberspace: The Next Generation By Gabriel Weimann, Fellow, 2013-14 Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS By Joby Warrick, Public Policy Fellow, 2014 Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency By Charlie Savage, Public Policy Fellow 2015 Mexicans in the Making of America By Neil Foley, Fellow, 2007 Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? By Karen Dawisha, Public Policy Fellow, 2012