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CEF to Host Book Launch for The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future
Apr 29, 2004Co-Sponsored by the Wilson Center's Asia Program and the Council on Foreign Relations
Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West
Mar 03, 2004Author Jeffery Paine will describe the religion's fateful migration and the eccentric personalities that hastened its spread westward during this book launch. The event will be webcast on Wednesday, March 3, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (ET).
Asia Program Expands Pakistan Programming
Mar 02, 2004Pakistan and the United States have shared a shaky alliance over the past half-century, yet each country knows surprisingly little about the other. The Asia Program, in conjunction with the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan, will host a Pakistani scholar in residence, annually, and expand programming on Pakistani issues. The inaugural event of this expanded programming was an all-day conference discussing the merits of and obstacles to instituting an Islamic economy in Pakistan.
Asia's Water Problems Could Provoke Major Conflict
Mar 02, 2004Water scarcity in some areas, floods in others, and various water-related problems could spark major conflicts that have the potential to cripple Asia's economies.
Even Fake Snow Can't Disguise Real Problems in China
Mar 02, 2004In this recent op-ed published by The Chicago Tribune, Timothy Hildebrandt argues that the large amount of water needed to sustain the fledgling ski industry in China is an inappropriate use of a precious and endangered resource. China should delay developing this environmentally harmful sport while it grapples with more pressing issues of human health and sustainable development. It is reprinted here with permission.
Wilson Center Fellow Published in Yale Global Online
Feb 05, 2004Asia Program staff featured in South China Morning Post
Jan 29, 2004Timothy Hildebrandt was published in the January 1, 2004 issue of the South China Morning Post
After the SAARC Summit: Vision for South Asia
Jan 20, 2004"The South Asian region cannot afford to remain an isolated prisoner of political doubts, differences, and discords of the past sixty years," said Yashwant Sinha, India's Minister of External Affairs in this speech at the Wilson Center. He went on to outline a ten-point agenda for integration, peace, and prosperity in South Asia.
Promoting Labor Rights in China
Jan 15, 2004Wilson Center, Fellowship Fund for Pakistan Join Forces to Expand Study of Pakistan in Washington, D.C.
Dec 15, 2003In a ceremony at the Wilson Center, the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, president and director of the Wilson Center, and Munawar Z. Noorani, Fellowship Fund for Pakistan chairman, signed an agreement that lays the foundation for a greatly expanded focus by the Center on Pakistan, Pakistan’s economy, and U.S. - Pakistani relations.Apply for the Fellowship