North America Events
“Woman-Made Women: American Designers, Taste, and Mid-Century Culture”
November 07, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Global Women's Leadership Initiative
Join us for a lecture in the series "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s History" with Dr. Kathy Peiss
Inuit Images: Prints from the Canadian Arctic
October 26, 2012 // 6:00pm — 9:00pm
Canada Institute
This is a special exhibition to coincide with the 18th Inuit Studies Conference at the Smithsonian Institution, October 24-28, 2012. The exhibition will be on the 4th floor of the Wilson Center from October 26, 2012-January 31, 2013.
Marriage 'Crisis' in the Jazz Age
October 24, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Global Women's Leadership Initiative
Join us for a lecture in the series "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s History" with Dr. Nancy Cott.
Cuban Missile Crisis: Nuclear Order of Battle
October 24, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
Robert S. Norris, senior fellow for nuclear policy at the Federation of American Scientists will lead a Wilson Center panel discussion on "Cuban Missile Crisis: The Nuclear Order of Battle." Joining him will be defense analyst and nuclear historian David A. Rosenberg. The event will take place during the 50th anniversary of the 13 day crisis.
The Legal and Media Worlds Look at the Supreme Court 2012 Term
September 20, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
United States Studies
Panelists will discuss the upcoming Supreme Court term and how the modern media covers our nation’s highest court.
“MadCap May: Mistress of Myth, Men and Hope”
September 19, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Global Women's Leadership Initiative
Terror and North America: The Causes and Directions of Cross-Border Extremist Activity
September 19, 2012 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Canada Institute
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, many American policymakers have grown increasingly concerned about terrorists or terrorist materials being smuggled into the United States from Canada. The myth that the 9/11 hijackers arrived in the United States through Canada contributed to the passage of laws that have increased the “thickness” of the border and hindered trade in the name of collective security. Do these rules safeguard against the true vectors of North American extremism? The Canada Institute’s “Terror and North America: The Causes and Directions of Cross-Border Extremist Activity” will examine how and why extremists travel between Canada and the United States, what effect these crossings have on our national security, and what possible policy solutions exist to better police the border.
Webcast Day 2: Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management: A Policy Roundtable
September 14, 2012 // 9:30am — 3:00pm
Science and Technology Innovation Program
Watch via live webcast the workshop "Connecting Grassroots to Government through Open Innovation," focusing on the opportunities and challenges of social media, crowdsourcing, crisismapping and open innovation for the full life-cycle of disaster management.
America’s Role in the World Post 9/11: A New Survey of Public Opinion
September 10, 2012 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm
International Security Studies
This event will launch the latest biennial survey of U.S. public opinion conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and is held in partnership with them and NPR.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Future of International Trade
August 08, 2012 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
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.