Past Events
Act of Congress: How America’s Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn’t
May 17, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken—as its justifiably dismal approval ratings suggest—so is our democracy. Here, Robert G. Kaiser, whose long and distinguished career at The Washington Post has made him as keen and knowledgeable an observer of Congress as we have, takes us behind the sound bites to expose the protocols, players, and politics of the House and Senate—revealing both the triumphs of the system and (more often) its fundamental flaws.
North Korea's Nuclear Challenge: From Brinkmanship to Diplomacy?
May 16, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
International Security Studies
This meeting is part of an ongoing series that provides a forum for policy specialists from Congress and the Executive, business, academia, and journalism to exchange information and share perspectives on current nonproliferation issues.
Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (Report Launch)
May 16, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Amid the growing number of reports warning that climate change threatens security, one potentially dangerous – but counterintuitive – dimension has been largely ignored. Could efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and lower our vulnerability to climate change inadvertently exacerbate existing conflicts?
Crisis in the Eurozone: Challenges and Opportunities for the European South
May 16, 2013 // 9:00am — 10:00am
European Studies
European integration is the result of a series of policy initiatives with strong voluntaristic features. By far the most important of those initiatives was the adoption of the euro as a common currency for the 17 countries-members of the euro zone. The European edifice was designed for normal conditions and not for crisis situations. The budgetary and financial crisis of the recent years led necessarily to the adoption of an extraordinary system of economic governance of the euro area with entirely intergovernmental- and not community- features. While the countries in crisis are predominantly in the European South, Evangelos Venizelos, President of PASOK, argues that the notion of the European South is a political and not a geographic concept.
Sustainability in the Amazon
May 15, 2013 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm
Brazil Institute
On Wednesday May 15th, the Wilson Center will host a two part seminar on innovative initiatives aimed at the Amazon’s sustainability.
Getting to a Two State Solution: A Regional Perspective
May 15, 2013 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Middle East Program
Twenty years after the signing of the Oslo Accords, Secretary of State John Kerry—the latest in a series of U.S. envoys—is embarked on a serious effort to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. How will recent elections in Israel and the resignation of Prime Minister Fayyad influence his prospects? What about the impact of the Iranian nuclear issue and the civil war in Syria? Join us for a discussion with four regional experts with long experience in government, diplomacy, and national security affairs.
More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool
May 15, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Latin American Program
The Latin American Program presents a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank, "More than Revenue"
The Rainforest Continent Business School
May 15, 2013 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute with the Institute for Advanced Studies at USP hosted a private seminar to discuss the creation and implementation of the Rainforest Continent Business School
U.S.-Pakistan Security Relations: From 9/11 to 2011, with an Eye on 2014
May 14, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:15pm
Asia Program
A timely discussion of the security partnership forged by two uneasy allies in the post-9/11 world.
Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls and Migration in the Developing World
May 14, 2013 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
The Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project is pleased to present the launch of Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls and Migration in the Developing World.