World Readies for Palestine Statehood Bid
With Palestine’s bid for statehood still under consideration by the UN General Assembly, Public Policy Scholar Aaron David Miller discusses the hard road ahead of a possible vote, its implications for...
View ArticleUncle Sam and the Saudi Split
A divide between the United States and Saudi Arabia is on painful display, says Senior Scholar David Ottaway, as Saudi Arabia joins over 100 other UN members in supporting the recognition of...
View ArticleIran's Offer to Talk About Its Nuclear Program Eases Tension For Now
Iran showed this week that it has a policy every bit as dual track as the one the United States is pursuing against it. In a dramatic gesture, Iran stepped away from warnings of military retaliation to...
View ArticleUN—Not U.S.—Should Take Lead on Talks to Stabilize Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Looking at the FutureRemarks by Dennis Kux, former U.S. Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, and Senior Scholar, The Wilson CenterDelivered at the House of Commons, January 26, 2012
View ArticleHow Russia Can Ease Assad Out
By negotiating Assad's exit from Syria, Moscow could help to end the violence and bloodshed, and "reset" world perceptions of Russia, writes Wilson Center President Jane Harman in The Washington Post.
View ArticleIs the United States Prepared to see International Institutions Adapted to...
April 24, 2012Kissinger Institute Director, J. Stapleton Roy discusses China’s increasing influence in international institutions and the idea of international structural change. Since the collapse of...
View ArticleThe Year Ahead in Political Demography
2011 and the first half of 2012 have been a remarkable period for political demography, with theories about the relationships between age structure and governance validated in real time by the events...
View ArticleRio+20
Rio+20- United Nations Conference on Sustainable DevelopmentWatch the LIVE WEBCASTRead Live Tweet UpdatesLearn more about the conference with videos from expertsFollow Sandeep Bathala, a Program...
View ArticleEnding Violence Against Women
The brutal execution by the Afghan Taliban of a married woman falsely accused of adultery has sparked international outrage. The killing of the 22-year-old also heightened concern for Afghan women...
View ArticleTunisia: Interview with Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi
One year after the first democratic elections and almost two years since the uprising began, what are the Jasmine Revolution’s successes and failures? There are successes and...
View ArticleONU: Niños migrantes, default, Maduro...
[...]"Los mandatarios centroamericanos podrían también hacer un llamado a que se respeten los derechos humanos de estos niños migrantes y expresar su decepción porque el Congreso de Estados Unidos no...
View ArticleInterpreting Iran’s Mixed Messages
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been busy explaining their country’s policies in media interviews and meetings scheduled around the U.N. General...
View ArticleIronies in Obama’s U.N. Address
In his United Nations address, President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for the Islamic world: Grow up. Share power. And deliver the goods to your people so they won’t be attracted to...
View ArticleVenezuelan U.N. Security Council spot could be thorn in the side for U.S....
[...]Venezuela looks to be a "shoo-in" for a spot on the Security Council after gaining the backing from Latin American and Caribbean nations for a seat in the 2015-16 session and faces no vocal...
View ArticleIran’s Dinner Diplomacy
Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, did not shake hands with Barack Obama at the United Nations this week, a year after their celebrated cell-phone chat. The two men didn’t even pass each other in the...
View ArticleVenezuela secures seat on U.N. Security Council; fireworks likely to ensue
[...]“There will be some unpleasantness and discomfort for the U.S. and its allies,” Eric Olson, the associate director of the Latin American program at the Woodrow Wilson Center told FNL. “But...
View Article¿Cambiará Venezuela el balance de poder entre EE.UU. y Rusia en el Consejo de...
[...]Acceder al Consejo "es una forma obvia de ganar prestigio internacional y Venezuela tiene problemas tan severos con su economía y con los niveles de polarización política que cualquier cosa que...
View ArticleONU-UN SI PER IL VENEZUELA E UN NO PER LA TURCHIA
[...]''C'e' un certo scontento negli Stati Uniti e tra i suoi alleati'', ha osservato Eric Olson, uno studioso del Woodrow Wilson Center di Washington,''ma la possibilita' del Venezuela di bloccare...
View ArticleMexico in Peacekeeping Operations: A Late and Controversial Decision - The...
Mexico in Peacekeeping Operations: A Late and Controversial Decisionby Olga PellicerThis article is also available in Spanish (see below).
View ArticleMexico's Involvement in UN Peacekeeping Operations
Mexico's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
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