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MATTERS...
Its no secret that 2014 has been a year of crisis and upheaval. From the
Crimea to the Gaza Strip, from the rise of insurgency in Iraq to the ood of
unaccompanied children who have sought to cross the U.S. border, the news
cycle has been crowded with reports on tough issues that have fewif any
clear solutions. The Wilson Center has been at the forefront of the debate on
these issues, with our scholars and expert staff providing a trusted platform
for reasoned discussion, helping frame the issues in new ways, and offering
actionable ideas for policy.

Unique in Washington, the Wilson Center is the living memorial to our 28th President, chartered
by Congress in 1968 to provide innovative ideas on global issues by bringing together leading
thinkers and top decision-makers. I am proud to chair the presidentially appointed board, which
oversees the work of more than 150 visiting scholars each year from around the world as well as
14 programs producing practical, action-oriented research on a range of major world issues, from
U.S. relations with key countries to the promises of scientic innovation and the challenges of
environmental change.

The Wilson Center improves the quality and tenor of policy discussions. The promise we make to
all our stakeholdersknowledge in the public serviceis one we take very seriously. We were
deeply grateful when, earlier this year, the Global Go To Think Tank Index voted us the number-one
U.S. Think Tank to Watch. This speaks to the enormous changes underway at the Wilson Center
and the mark that the Center is making on public debate. As the Wilson Center moves toward an
increasingly international vision in years to come, we will maintain our steadfast commitment to
excellence, depth, and the pursuit of knowledge in the public service.
Tom Nides
Chairman, Wilson Center Board of Trustees
Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley
Why Wilson Matters
Mission
The Wilson Center, chartered by
Congress as the ofcial memorial
to President Woodrow Wilson,
is the nations key non-partisan
policy forum for tackling global
issues through independent
research and open dialogue
to inform actionable ideas for
Congress, the Administration,
and the broader policy
community.
I have spent a lifetime in public service, including 17
years in Congress, and policy is my passion. Today,
I am fortunate to lead an organization that is
committed to sound, reasoned, nonpartisan thinking
on global issues. The Wilson Center is not just a
place for abstract ideas, but a major contributor
to improving the quality of our policy thinking and
decision-making, tackling the tough global issues that
will shape the future of our country and our world.

But the work that the Wilson Center undertakes each day is not possible
without the ideas and contributions of a wide range of stakeholders, from
staff to scholars and from Trustees to individual supporters. The Center is a
brain trust, made up of the work of many committed individuals around
the world and anchored in the policy community of Washington, DC.
With your dedication, we have been able to expand our programming and
outreach while maintaining the depth and excellence for which the Wilson
Center is known. Your continued support will help us widen our impact on
critical policy issues for an increasingly global audience.

The programs, progress, and initiatives youll read about in this report
wouldnt be possible without your commitment to the Wilson Center, its
mission, and the talented staff and scholars who make the Center what it
is. We welcome your passion and your continued input as we look to new
ideas and new accomplishments in the year ahead.
Jane Harman
Director, President, and CEO
Why You Matter to Wilson
Wilson Center Leadership
Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO
Andrew Selee, Executive Vice President
Board of Trustees
Thomas R. Nides, Chairman
Sander R. Gerber, Vice Chairman
Public members:
James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress
G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
John F. Kerry, Secretary of State
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services
Carole Watson, Acting Chairman, National Endowment for
the Humanities
Designated Appointee of the President from within the
Federal Government
Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of
the United States
Private Citizen members:
John T. Casteen, III
Charles E. Cobb, Jr.
Thelma Duggin
Barry S. Jackson
Nathalie Rayes
Jane Watson Stetson
Wilson Center Vice Presidents:
Leslie R. Johnson, Administration and Resource Management
Robert S. Litwak, Scholars and Academic Relations
Aaron David Miller, New Initiatives
Gary A. Ofcer, Global Engagement and Chief Development Ofcer
Blair A. Ruble, Programs
Caroline L. Scullin, External Relations
The Wilson Center connects Washington to the world by offering a trusted platform to discuss major
global issues, framing them in news ways, and producing actionable ideas for policy.
Outreach Report, February - August 2014
In 2014, our website has been
visited by readers from 228 different
countries and territories
Were attracting new readers: more
than 70% of our website visitors have
never visited our website before
Digital Media
We average more than 5,000 new
email contacts per month
The Wilson Center has more than
155,000 email subscribers and
growing
From February-August, our Facebook
followers have grown by 110%
From February-August, more than 3.4
million Facebook users have seen
our posts
Website Email Social Media
And Why Wilson Matters to a Global Audience
From February-August 2014,
we have jumped from
3.6 million
impressions
7.5 million
impressions
to
Email open rate is
17% Higher
than non-prot average
Visits to our website
have Increased
21%
over 2013
Editorials
TV & Radio
Appearances
Print & Broadcast Media
The Kennan Institute published 14 op-eds on Russia
and Ukraine.
The Asia Programs Michael Kugelman will be a regular
blogger on the Wall Street Journals Think Tank blog,
which features regular commentary from think tank
analysts around Washington, D.C.
Scholar Robin Wright interviewed Irans top diplomat, Javad
Zarif, for a piece in The New Yorker on the Iranian nuclear
negotiations. In addition, one of Wrights New York Times
op-eds has been cited as the seventh most read interactive
article on the papers website for 2013.
On topics from Ukraine to Gaza to Brazil, our broadcast
appearances increased 37% over 2013.
The Kennan Institute has appeared in the following
outlets: PBS News Hour, CNN Situation Room, Fox
News Happening Now, NPR Morning Edition, and
BBC World News America.
Our experts were on the top ve Sunday morning
shows 12 times an average of twice a month.
Wilson
Publishes
100 Op-eds
in major newspapers and
outlets, up 26% from 2013
8
Top Administration
Ofcials Speak at the
Wilson Center
10
Addressing
Surveillance,
Security, and Trust
16
Iranian Missiles, Iraqi
Violence, and Israeli-
Palestinian Conicts
19
Russias Conicts:
Past, Present, and
Future
13
Foreign Policy
Fellowship Program
Welcomes Its
Latest Class
24
Undocumented,
Unaccompanied,
and Underage
26
Wilson Center
Looks at Regional
and Global Energy
Issues
30
Launching the New
Wilson Quarterly
WILSON HIGHLIGHTS: INDEX
Irans
Nuclear
Chess:
By Robert Litwak
Calculating
Americas
Moves
Middle East Program
TRUSTED PLATFORM
Through its lasting commitment to its independent and nonpartisan founding principles, the Wilson Center has
positioned itself as a trusted platform for ideas, discussion, and debate. The Centers reputation as a safe
space for discussion of a wide range of public policy issues has encouraged policymakers, scholars, and leaders
from around the world to reach out to the Center as an open forum to make their voices heard.
TRUSTED PLATFORM 8
Hearing From the Experts and Policymakers
Dr. Henry Kissinger Honored
On April 29, the Wilson Center hosted an intimate, high-
level luncheon in honor of Dr. Henry Kissinger, for whom the
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States (KICUS)
is named. The Kissinger Institutes commitment to Dr.
Kissingers legacy of frank, respectful dialogue with China
was demonstrated in an off-the-record discussion with Dr.
Kissinger and in the unveiling of a new KICUS logo featuring
the rst character in Dr. Kissingers Chinese name, the origi-
nal calligraphy for which was penned by Cui Tiankai, Chinas
ambassador to the United States.
Ambassador Lamberto Zannier Speaks
on the OSCE
In a May visit to the Center, Ambassador Lamberto
Zannier, secretary general of the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), outlined
the OSCEs priorities for restoring stability in Ukraine
and discussed the impact of the crisis on European and
Euro-Atlantic security.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Addresses
NATO Expansion and European Security
In the short term, the transatlantic alliance has re-
sponded to Russian actions with strength and resolve.
But over the long term, we should expect Russia to test
our alliances purpose, stamina, and commitment, said
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel during a May panel
discussion on NATO expansion and European security.
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Delivers
First Major Address at Wilson Center
We are very focused on foreign ghters heading
to Syria. Based on our work and the work of our
international partners, we know individuals from
the U.S., Canada, and Europe are traveling to Syria
to ght in the conict, said Jeh Johnson in his rst
major address as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Dr. Henry Kissinger talks with Brent Scowcroft during
the KICUS lunch
TRUSTED PLATFORM 9
From South Sudan to Syria, armed conict throughout
the globe has led to massive humanitarian needs. During
a crisis, food relief, critical medical care, and access to
safe water and basic sanitation facilities all require a
humanitarian as well as a diplomatic response. No one
is better placed to help us understand these complex
shifts than Peter Maurer, president of the International
Committee of the Red Cross, who spoke to a Center
gathering in April.
International Humanitarian Action: Changing
Responses to Conict and Crisis
On February 18, the Mexico and Canada Institutes launched
the new Wilson Center report Is Geography Destiny? A
Primer on North American Relations. This innovative report
breaks free of the usual separate approaches to U.S.-
Mexico and U.S.-Canada relations, and explores North
Americas challenges and opportunities by looking at all
three countries together. The launch featured a discussion
led by former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez,
which addressed the forthcoming North American Leaders
Summit of President Barack Obama, Mexican President
Enrique Pea Nieto, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper.
Following the summit, Roberta Jacobson, assistant
secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and
Ricardo Ziga, special assistant to the president and senior
director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National
Security Council, led an off-the-record discussion organized
by the Mexico and Canada Institutes.
Mexico and Canada Institutes Promote New
Perspectives on North America
A June conference brought together top policymakers,
the private sector, and civil society from both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border to examine ways to improve border
management and strengthen the competitiveness of both
the United States and Mexico.
Envisioning a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border
TRUSTED PLATFORM 10
Surveillance, Security, and Trust
Meg King on DHS and Cybersecurity
Over the past few years, Department of
Homeland Security has built successful
partnerships and experience to protect
critical infrastructure. Now, the mission is
shifting from a sole focus on protection
(i.e. building stronger rewalls) to building
resilience into the networks, systems, and
assets that America relies on for the delivery
of essential functions and services. DHS
is even encouraging innovators to adopt a
resilient and secure by design principle.
Meg King in The Hill Congress Blog
One Year after Snowden, How Do We Understand Surveillance?
The Wilson Center has proven itself
to be a trusted platform for debate
over the intersection between security
and privacy. To commemorate the
anniversary of the June 2013 Snowden
leaks, the Center hosted discussions on
surveillance, security, and trust.
The four panels addressed the
relationship between security and
liberty, examined how and why countries
conduct surveillance, explored the
private sectors negative reaction
to governments and surveillance
efforts, and considered how to explain
surveillance to a generation raised in a
digital world. The discussions brought
together national and international
participants from government, the
press, the business and technology
communities, and academia to provide
a truly comprehensive perspective on
the most pressing national security and
civil liberties questions of the day. The
Center also released a special four-part
REWIND video series on the topics of
the panel discussions.
Jane Harman on Congress and the CIA
Jane Harmans March 20 article in Reuters
provides critical context for the recent inghting
between the Senate Intelligence Committee
and the CIA over Congresss right to oversee
intelligence activities. The article emphasizes
the need to move past the dispute and return
to the important work of both Congress and
the CIA, and stresses how crucial intelligence
efforts in Russia, Ukraine, Syria, and Iran
are being sidelined by a ght that is a huge
distraction over the valid exercise of Congresss
oversight role.
TRUSTED PLATFORM 11
Emerging Women Leaders
Gather for Annual Women in
Public Service Project Institute
In late May, Women in Public Service
Project (WPSP) partners Mount Holyoke,
Simmons, and Smith colleges hosted a
two-week WPSP Institute for 48 women
selected from more than 600 applicants
drawn from 20 countries, with a focus
on Asia and Africa. The delegates
are at the forefront of rebuilding their
communities following the end of
conicts.
The WPSP Institute created a powerful
platform for transnational networking
and shared learning of innovative
leadership strategies for peacebuilding,
conict resolution, and policymaking in
the areas of human rights, transitional
justice, and economic development.

The Women in Public Serice Project (WPSP)
achievements in 2014 highlight the programs
international scope and advocacy for womens
underrepresented voices. In March, WPSP
celebrated the launch of its Australia chapter
and welcomed the Australian government as a
full partner in its public service efforts. Further,
major events in the Asia-Pacic region included
programs in Papua New Guinea and India in
March and April, and two additional WPSP
Institutes hosted by China Womens University
in July. These efforts encompass a broad range
of critical womens issues, addressing Indias
new sexual harassment law, employment
discrimination and political participation in
China, and the advancement of women in public
service in the Asia-Pacic region as a whole.
Addressing Global Womens Issues
In late March, against the backdrop of elections
in India and national concerns over violence
against women, the WPSPs Educating for
Public Leadership: Strategic Roundtable on
Women in Public Service in South Asia at the
University of Delhis Lady Shri Ram College for
Women brought together more than a hundred
emerging women leaders and senior women in
public service from the South Asian region. A
follow-up institute planned for 2015 will convene
a consortium of womens colleges and other
universities in South Asia.
Educating for Public Leadership
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University Student Participant
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Ground Truth Briengs Bring Expert Insights
So far this year, the Wilson Center has held 21 Ground Truth
Briengs, an exciting teleconfrence format that helps frame the
critical issues surrounding major current events. The briengs
can respond quickly and tap into the resources of Center
Scholars, Fellows, and experts who are on the ground in hot
spots around the globe.
This series has analyzed key global events such as the ongoing
crises in Gaza, Iraq, and Ukraine; the inux of unaccompanied
children at the U.S. border; the Iranian nuclear negotiations;
political changes in Egypt; and civil unrest in Venezuela.
Experts have included Maj. Gen. Giora Eiland, former head
of the Israeli National Security Council; Amr Moussa, former
Egyptian foreign minister and former secretary-general of
the Arab League; Oleksandr Chalyi, former Ukrainian deputy
foreign minister; and Wilson Center scholar and Washington
Post staff writer Joby Warrick.
Washington and the World
February 06, 2014
Deadlock:
Crisis in Ukraine
June 18, 2014
How Dangerous
is ISIS, and
How Should
the U.S. Deal
With It?
March 12, 2014
Crimea at a
Crossroads?
June 26, 2014
What Is Causing
the Sudden Flood
of Unaccompanied
Children from Central
America?
May 27, 2014
Egypts Presidential
Elections: The
Way Forward
July 14, 2014
Israelis and
Palestinians in
Crisis: Are We at a
Tipping Point?
New for 2014
The Ground Truth
Brieng Note
a short, insightful description of
each brieng, produced in real time
and distributed across all Wilson
Center platforms. The Note delivers
our on-the-ground analysis to a
global audience within hours.
TRUSTED PLATFORM 13
The Wilson Centers Foreign Policy Fellowship
Program organized a trip to Mexico for a select
group of its alumni with the goal of shedding
light on todays modern Mexico. Staffers trav-
eled along the border, visiting the largest U.S.
consulate in the consular network and observ-
ing commerce and trade at the Paso del Norte
port of entry. In Mexico City, they met with key
ofcials to discuss U.S.-Mexico bilateral rela-
tions, the Mexican economy, security, and border
management, among other issues. These trips
help deepen understanding of the context of
the issues within Mexico and translate to better,
more informed policies.
Foreign Policy Fellowship Program
Alumni Travel to Mexico
Our Spring 2014 Class
Foreign Policy Fellowship Program
A breakthrough program that brings together Republicans and
Democrats in the best spirit of comity and bipartisanship on the
critical foreign policy issues facing the nation today.
Thomas Friedman
This fall, the Wilson Center will welcome
the fourth class of the Foreign Policy
Fellowship Program (FPFP), an intensive
six-week seminar series on international
affairs for Congressional staff. Fellows
hear from top experts and veteran
practitioners of foreign policy; our
interactive sessions push participants to
design creative, bipartisan solutions to
global problems of immediate interest to
the Congressional agenda. The FPFP has
been a study in how urgent issues can
be addressed with bipartisan comity.
Our new Fellows will reect the balance
and diversity of each class to date:
drawn from both sides of the aisle and
both houses of Congress, and from a
range of backgrounds and states.
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SENATE HOUSE
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Republicans
20
14
Democrats
1
Independent
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Awards and Accolades
Scaling the Mountain: Protecting
Forests for Families in Nepal, the
second short documentary lm in
the Environmental Change and
Security Program (ECSP) Healthy
People, Healthy Environment
series, received a 2014 Bronze Telly
Award. Andrew Revkin praised the
lm in The New York Times as
an illuminating video report on
humanitys growth spurt and
heralded ECSP Multimedia Editor
Sean Peoples as one of a new
generation of visual communicators
who are breaking down conventional
denitions of media.
Documentary Film Scaling the Mountain on Nepal Wins
Bronze Telly Award, Featured in The New York Times
For the past three years, the
Wilson Center has hosted a high
school intern from the AnBryce
Foundations Pillors of Excellence
Summer Internship Program
(PESIP). PESIP began in 2004
under the leadership of the late
Brenda Pillors, former AnBryce
Foundation board member. The
program, now named in Dr. Pillors
honor, provides valuable and
practical internship opportunities
in the arts, philanthropy, and
education to high school students
from underserved communities.
The Wilson Center is proud to
participate in PESIP and encourage
the growth and professional
development of future leaders.
In the summer of 2014, Wilson
Center PESIP participant Chzyz
Roebuck worked in the Scholars
and Academic Relations ofce. A
graduate of Archbishop Carroll High
School, he will be attending Virginia
State University this fall.
The Asia Programs Shihoko Goto has won a
two-year nonresidential Manseld Foundation/
Japan Foundation fellowship, which supports
U.S. professionals who have been identied
as having an interest in and potentia for
becoming policy intellectuals. It allows fellows
numerous travel opportunities in addition to offering
them platforms to present their research to policy-
and opinion-makers in Japan and the United States.
Asia Program Associate Wins
Prestigious Fellowship
Wilson Center and AnBryce Foundation Summer
Internship Encourages Student Success
Queen Noor shares link to Wilson Center webcast
with her 400K+ followers
FRAMING ISSUES
Through deep scholarship and policy expertise, the Wilson Center works to frame the critical issues that af-
fect people in the United States and abroad. From Ukraine to the Middle East, and from history to science, the
Center provides new ways of looking at todays most pressing issues.
FRAMING ISSUES 16
Monitoring Multiple Fronts in the Middle East
Irans Nuclear Chess Gives Insights into a
Complicated Game
Crisis in Gaza: Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian
Conict
Through expert analysis, the Wilson Center delves into the
core of the Israeli-Palestinian conict in Gaza. Aaron David
Millers extensive background in the region informs his key
insights in his July 22 Foreign Policy article The Endgame
in Gaza, which considers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahus vision for the demilitarization of Gaza and
emphasizes the importance of stopping the violence before
contemplating the regions future. Both Miller and Wilson
Center Director Jane Harman have also been in demand on
news broadcasts, including ABC This Week and Face the
Nation, to provide analysis on the conict.
On the eve of the latest deadline
for a potential deal with Iran over
its nuclear program, the Wilson
Centers Robert Litwak authored
an insightful study that considers
the technical and political contexts
for a possible resolution. Litwak
identies a core questionis Iran
a revolutionary state or
an ordinary country?and
stressed that it will be key to
separate the nuclear issue from
the question of regime and societal
change in Iran.
On July 21, New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent
David Sanger and Washington College President Mitchell
Reiss joined Litwak to discuss the study as well as the
implications of the Iranian nuclear negotiations for U.S.
policy toward Iran.
Irans
Nuclear
Chess:
By Robert Litwak
Calculating
Americas
Moves
Middle East Program
The Middle East Program regularly
publishes essays in its Viewpoint
Series written by current and past
Middle East scholars that are widely
distrubted both in the U.S. and
globally. In the past six months these
viewpoints have covered such topics
as ISISs threat to women, Turkey
after Erdogan, an assessment of the
Rouhani regime, and the relationship
between the Jordanian regime and
the Muslim Brotherhood.
Expert Viewpoints on Middle East Hot Spots
FRAMING ISSUES 17
Iraq, ISIS, and Sectarian Violence:
Context and Consideration
Where Do Israel and the
Palestinians Go From Here?
Iraqs Leadership Crisis
[Kerrys negotiation] was
idealistic, but it was the right
thing to do. It is a tragedy
that it collapsed. It failed,
but I think it was admirable.
Jane Harman, Face the Nation
(July 13, 2014)
With measured analysis and thoughtful
perspective, Wilson Center scholars have
been looking at all sides of the issues facing
Iraq. Robin Wright suggests a potential U.S.
role in her June 22 piece for The New Yorker:
helping to rebuild the house of cards that
is the Iraqi government, in order to prevent
Iraq from falling into the sectarian chaos
that engulfed Lebanon in the 1980s. Marina
Ottaways June 27 Foreign Policy article also
addresses Iraqs sectarian divisions, and
argues that overcoming sectarian divisions
wont solve Iraqs crisis. Embracing them will.
Haleh Esfandiaris August 8 New York Times
op-ed takes a different approach to the crisis,
stressing that Arab and Gulf countries must
take the lead in dealing with the insurgency in
Iraq. This carnage should be an opportunity
for Washington to work with responsible
actors in the region. Arab League and Gulf
Cooperation Council countries should take the
lead and provide humanitarian and military aid
in the form of air power and ground troops to
defeat and uproot ISIS, she writes.
Director Jane Harman provides analysis on
the Israeli-Palestinian conict on a Face the
Nation panel.
Robin Wright speaks with Jake Tapper
about Iraqs political leadership amid a
security threat from the Islamic State.
FRAMING ISSUES 18
All Eyes on Russia
Russian Intervention in the Donetsk Area of Ukraine and a Possible
Role for the U.S.
Putin believes that Russian sovereignty can be best pro-
tected by its growing isolation. However, his fundamental
misunderstanding of how the post-imperial, postWorld War
II international system works has already created serious
economic consequences in Russia, writes William E.
Pomeranz in his recent op-ed for Reuters.
Its going to be urban warfare. The pro-Russian
separatists are not going to give up.[its]
going to provide the justifcation the Russians
needto declare a humanitarian emergency.
Theyll use air power, theyll use rocketsand
theyll say Ukrainians, you must not advance
here and theyll enforce that.
Matt Rojanksy, Fox News, August 7, 2014
Putins Already Paying Dearly for Ukraine and the Price Will Only Go Up
FRAMING ISSUES 19
Mutual security and the transatlantic relationship are
once again faced with challenges in the form of the
Ukraine crisis. What does this crisis mean for mutual
security, and how will it affect the security architec-
ture in Europe? The Wilson Center brought together
a distinguished panel to discuss these issues, includ-
ing Wolfgang Ischinger, distinguished scholar and
chairman of the Munich Security Conference; former
National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski; and the
Brookings Institution Arms Control Initiative director
Steven Pifer.
Mutual Security on Hold? Russia, the West, and European Security Architecture
In June, the Center held its 24th
National Conversation: If Its Not
a Cold War, What Is It? Three
veteran analysts, practitioners, and
scholars of Russia and the U.S.-
Russian relationship discussed and
debated several key questions: Have
we returned to the zero-sum game
mentality from our Cold War past? Did
we ever leave it? Or is this some kind
of deep freeze with the Russians?
National Conversation:
If Its Not a Cold War,
What Is It?
Open Access to History through the Digital Archive
The Digital Archive remains at the forefront of historical
research and document availability. In the early 2000s,
the Cold War International History Project provided
the rst platform for online access to les from
the Mitrokhin Archive, one of the greatest archival
collections of Soviet intelligence material available to
scholars. As of July 2014, the Mitrokhin Archive les
are now available at the Churchill Archives Centre at
Cambridge University, but the Wilson Centers own
Mitrokhin collection provides freely accessible online
versions of the late Vasili Mitrokhins original secret
notes on KGB operations around the world.
Former KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin
(19222004)
Thomas Pickering, former under
secretary of state for political affairs
and former U.S. ambassador to Russia;
Fiona Hill, director of the Brookings
Institutions Center on the United States
and Europe; and Matthew Rojansky,
director of the Wilson Centers Kennan
Institute, discuss the U.S.-Russia
relationship at the Wilson Center.
FRAMING ISSUES 20
Taking the Initiative, from Pole to Pole
Out in Front of the Issues
The Wilsons Center new Polar Initiative,
launched in May, is a multiprogram effort
to coordinate research and activity on the
overlapping issues facing the polar regions.
Unique in Washington, the Center focuses
on both the Arctic and Antarctic, examining
the human, economic, and environmental
issues caused by the end of the Cold War,
climate change, and greater resource
development.
Center programs such as the Canada
and Kennan Institutes have considered
polar issues in previous activities and
publications, and the new Polar Initiative
will draw on these and other programs to
provide more comprehensive regional and
topical coverage. The initiative will examine
the following issues, among others:
Current effects on people, including
indigenous communities and health
issues
Fishing and scientic cooperation
Energy and resource development,
particularly oil and gas drilling and mining
Business and government initiatives in
the Arctic and Antarctic
The Center launched the Polar Initiative
with a well-attended public program and
a separate private session for invited U.S.
government guests. Subsequently, the
Centers Who Owns the Arctic? video
series convened an international panel of
experts to describe why one of the worlds
coldest environments is becoming a hot
topic.
New Wilson Center Video Series: Who Owns the Arctic?
FRAMING ISSUES 21
In anticipation of the October general election in Brazil,
the Brazil Institute has launched the Elections Portal, a
comprehensive and one-of-a-kind guide that provides easily
accessible information on the 2014 Brazilian elections.
The guide will provide background on party platforms, and
candidates, polls, debates, and information on important
issues to the electorate.
Brazil Institute Launches One-of-a-Kind
Elections Portal
In June, the Asia Programs Michael Kugelman
provided a more than timely analysis of increased
urban militancy in Pakistan. On June 8, just days after
his Foreign Policy article Will Karachi Become the
Next Waziristan? was published, militants staged a
spectacular assault on the main airport in the nancial
capital of Karachi. Kugelmans article went viral,
and at one point it was one of the most viewed
articles on the high-trafc Foreign Policy website
showcasing the Wilson Centers vital contribution to
promoting awareness of this largely underreported
and underexamined threat.
Meanwhile, militants, particularly those
gunning for new targets as U.S. forces
leave Afghanistan, could be preparing for
future assaults on cities in Pakistans popu-
lous eastern and southern regions.
Michael Kugelman, Will Karachi Become the Next
Waziristan?, Foreign Policy (June 8)
A Prescient Perspective on Pakistan
In August, President Obama welcomed leaders from across the
African continent to Washington D.C. for a three-day U.S.-Africa
Leaders Summit. In a Wilson Center NOW video interview lmed
before the Summit, Africa Program Director Monde Muyangwa
told ECSP Director Roger-Mark De Souza that the United States
and Africa should work more closely on broader economic
development, peace and security, and youth engagement.
Following the summit, the Africa Program produced a series of
six analytical and forward-looking pieces regarding U.S.-Africa
policy options.
Commenting on the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
FRAMING ISSUES 22
Wilson Briefs are 1,000-word analyses of current policy questions
by Wilson Center experts. Written for nonexperts, these concise
publications use informed research to clearly present the essential
points of a topic and move toward a set of actionable policy
recommendations. New Briefs are published at least once a month.
They can be read on the Centers website and are available, as
needed, in print.
How to Address Child Migration from Central America, by
Eric L. Olson, associate director of the Wilson Centers Latin
American Program
How Cities Can Foster Tolerance and Acceptance, by Blair
A. Ruble, director of the Wilson Centers Urban Sustainability
Laboratory
Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Trade with Asia, by Kent
H. Hughes, Wilson Center senior scholar and author of Building
the Next American Century: The Past and Future of American
Economic Competitiveness
The Other Decitthe International One
and How to Shrink It, by Kent H.
Hughes
Expert Policy Perspectives with Wilson Briefs
ACTIONABLE IDEAS
Across all programs and in all areas of research, the Wilson Center has embraced its mission of developing
relevant, actionable ideas for the policy community. By building on its trusted brand and looking to the
issues and needs of the moment, the Center will continue to shape the future of public policy debate.
ACTIONABLE IDEAS 24
Undocumented, Unaccompanied, and Underage
The arrival of tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children from Central America at the U.S.
border in 201314 is unprecedented. The Wilson Center is at the forefront of this crisis with Congressional
testimonies, op-eds, policy briefs, and media appearances. In July, the Center hosted a special event on this
pressing issue with the foreign ministers of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
Cynthia J. Arnson, director of the Latin American Program, joined
a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations to discuss crisis in Central America and whats
driving the exodus of unaccompanied minors.
Eric L. Olson, associate director of the Latin American Program,
joined a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. Senate
Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs on
examining and addressing the root causes behind the rise in
apprehensions of minors crossing the southern border.
Wilson Experts Testify on the Hill Unaccompanied Minors Crisis
Eric L. Olson of the Latin American Program discusses United States
options for addressing an inux of unaccompanied minors near the
border with Mexico on BBC World News America.
Foreign Ministers Hugo Martnez of El Salvador, Luis Fernando
Carrera Castro of Guatemala, and Mireya Agero de Corrales of
Honduras spoke to a full Wilson Center auditorium to discuss
the root causes of the crisis and how their governments are
responding. Steve Inskeep, host of NPRs Morning Edition,
moderated the discussion. C-SPAN lmed the event, and
numerous news outlets covered it, including the Washington
Post, AP, NBC.com, El Tiempo Latino, La Pgina, Fox News
Latino, and BBC World Service. In addition, the event was viewed
by a record-setting online audience.
Foreign Ministers from Central America Gather
to Propose Solutions to Crisis
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Mapping Migration
In July, as the countrys attention
turned to the U.S.-Mexico border
and the inux of unaccompanied
child migrants from Central America,
the Wilson Quarterly worked with
the Latin American Program to build
an interactive map exploring the
myriad causes of the humanitarian
crisis. NPRs Morning Edition, and
more than 1,200 individuals, shared
the interactive feature on social
media.
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Energy
The China Environment Forum
created a bilingual interactive map
on Chinas hydropower development
to demonstrate the speed, size, and
environmental impact of the worlds
largest build-out of dams. The map
clocked nearly 2,000 unique views in
a little over a month and was fea-
tured on Public Radio International,
Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Quartz,
China Water Risk, Chinadialogue, and
in other popular news media. This
innovative method showcasing the
compelling story behind Chinas mas-
sive hydropower build-up has attract-
ed invitations from a leading Chinese
nongovernmental organization and
a German university to cooperate to
expand this mapping work to capture
more detail within China and Chinese
hydropower investments abroad.
China Environment Forum Interactive Dam Map Makes a Splash
Illuminating the Issues in the Wilson Centers
Regional and Global Energy Series
Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Jan
H. Kalickis new bimonthly Regional and
Global Energy event series draws on the
Centers strong regional perspectives on
the security, economic, and environmental
dimensions of energy policy. The
inaugural July 1 program brought in
the Kennan Institutes expert research
and commentary to address the energy
aspect of Ukraines tumultuous relations
with Russia, other Eurasian states, the
European Union, and the United States.
Jan Kalicki has also contributed to the
ongoing energy debate as coeditor of and
contributor to Energy and Security, now in
the second printing of its second edition by
Woodrow Wilson Center Press and Johns
Hopkins University Press, fully updated to
address the Ukraine crisis.
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A New Beginning for Mexican Energy
The Pea Nieto administrations opening of
Mexicos energy sector, approved in December
2013, ended the countrys 75-year oil monopoly
and will allow private investment in Mexican oil,
gas, and electricity for the rst time. The Wilson
Centers Mexico Institute has been closely
involved in providing background and analysis on
the challenges and opportunities that stem from
this new development. A December 2012 Mexico
Institute publication, A New Beginning for Mexican
Oil, set the tone for the reform debate and was
mentioned in the text of Mexicos constitutional
reform. Over the past 18 months, the Mexico
Institute has hosted numerous events on the
reform process, and its staff has participated in
conferences on the issue across the three countries
of North America, including major events organized
by the Economist and Bloomberg.
Similarly, the Institutes work on energy has
been prominently featured in both national and
international media such as Forbes, Bloomberg,
O Globo Brazil, and El Pas. In an op-ed for Forbes,
Director Duncan Wood discussed the concerns and
expectations that emerged after the approval of the
constitutional reform from different political actors.
Clearing the Air:
Is Natural Gas Chinas Game Changer for Coal?
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New Dual-Language Publication Series Delves into Chinas Energy and
Environment Concerns
The China Environment Forums
new Insight Out publication
series is designed to tap
on-the-ground expertise to
understand the complex energy
and environmental challenges
facing China and opportunities
for U.S.-China collaboration.
Each issue will be published in
both Chinese and English, which
will enable the series to reach
the broadest possible target
audienceincluding Chinese
policymakers, business leaders,
and environmental advocates.
The inaugural issue addresses
whether natural gas is a game
changer for coal-red power
in China, and upcoming issues
will look at Chinas desalination
industry and Chinese clean
energy investment in the United
States.
178% 31.2%
Growth in Natural Gas
China U.S.
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Security and Climate Change
Climate-Security Connection Has National and
International Appeal
The Wilson Centers Environmental Change and Security Program
(ECSP) is actively engaged in addressing the security risks posed by
climate change. In June, the Wilson Center held an event to discuss
national security and the accelerating risks of climate change. The
connection is very clear to us, said Acting Deputy Under Secretary
of Defense John Conger at the event. When you acknowledge the
risk exists, there are sensible, prudent, reasonable things you can do
to plan to mitigate that risk.
The ice doesnt care about politics or
Democrats and Republicans; it just melts.
Rear Admiral David Titley, USN (ret.)
Center Celebrates World Population Day
To commemorate World Population Day on July 11, 2014,
the Wilson Center focused on youth engagement and the
future of the global development agenda as the Millennium
Development Goals expire next year. The panel, which included
UNFPA Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the
United Nations Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, discussed how
choices made by young people are key to building a sustain-
able future. From providing appropriate sexual and reproduc-
tive health services to investing in education, especially for
girls, the panelists discussed strategies for strengthening
communities and achieving a range of development goals.
L E A D E R S O F
TOMORROW
people on Earth are under 25
and the vast majority live in
developing countries.i
Globally, nearly
4 out of 10
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
are between the ages
of 15 and 24.ii
Historically, democratic governments
are much less likely in countries
with young populations.iv
Between 1970 and 2000,
occurred in countries
with young populations.iii
At least

most in fast-growing,
youthful countries,
want access to modern
contraception but do not have it.v
i The Global Youth Wellbeing Index, http://www.youthindex.org/full-report/.
ii International Labour Organization, http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_233953.pdf.
iii Cincotta and Madsen (2007), http://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/population-age-structure-and-its-relation-to-civil-confict-graphic-metric.
iv Cincotta (2009), http://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/half-chance-youth-bulges-and-transitions-to-liberal-democracy.
v Guttmacher Institute, http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2012/06/19/.
vi UN Population Division, http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm; and The GlobalYouth Wellbeing Index,
http://www.youthindex.org/full-report/.
vii Federal Government of Nigeria, http://www.healthpolicyproject.com/pubs/36_FINALRAPIDPopDevelNovFORWEBfnal.pdf.
viii PewResearch Center, http://www.pewglobal.org/database/indicator/3/survey/15/response/Dissatisfed/.
NIGERIA is home to 160 million
people today; by the end of the
century it could be more
populous than all of Europe
and it ranks dead last in the
Global Youth Wellbeing Index.vi
LIKE OTHER FAST-GROWING COUNTRIES,
much depends on whether Nigerias
government can meet the needs of its
young population.
Nigerians dont appear optimistic: 87 percent are dissatisfed with the
countrys direction.viii If young Nigerians and hundreds of millions like them
around the world are to be the leaders of tomorrow, the leaders of today
need to give thema helping hand by making policy decisions that support
basic health and education for young people and create jobs that they can fll.
If growth remains rapid, BY 2040 NIGERIA WILL NEED AT LEAST...vii
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25,000 more
primary schools
1.4 million new
jobs annually
20,000
more hospitals
117,000
more midwives
160MPeople
in 2010 37MPeople
in 1950
914MPeople
Projected
for 2100
,
How we meet the needs and aspirations
of these young people will dene the
worlds future.
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of
UNFPA and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
ECSP has also joined a unique international consortium with
adelphi (Berlin), International Alert (London), and the EU Institute
for Security Studies to produce a report and website on climate
security, at the request of the G7s foreign policymakers. Over
the next year, the consortium will produce a major report
with recommendations for addressing climate and fragility. In
connection with this project, ECSP Director Roger-Mark De Souza
and Senior Editor/Writer Meaghan Parker presented a proposal
to develop a climate security report and online platform at the
German Foreign Ministry to representatives from all G7 countries.
The Wilson Centers popular infographic drew attention to fact that four
out of 10 people around the world are under 25 years old<http://esa.un.org/
unpd/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm>, most living in the developing
world. Together they account for the largest generation in history.
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Science and Technology
New Terrorism and New Media, a new Commons
Lab report by Wilson Center Fellow Gabriel
Weimann, examines how al-Qaeda, its afliates,
and other terrorist organizations have moved their
presence online to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, and other social media outlets, posing
new challenges to counterterrorism agencies and
crisis response organizations. New responses and
strategies will be needed to defend against these
cybersecurity and human security risks. A public
event on the report was held in May 2014, and
media outlets Politico, National Journal, Agence
France-Presse, and The Atlantic Wire picked up
the story.
To tie in with Weimanns report, the Commons Lab
created an interactive timeline, How Terrorists Use
Social Media, at http://bit.ly/terrorismtimeline.
This timeline highlights key events where terrorists
and oppressive regimes have used social media to
spread propaganda, gather information, radicalize
and recruit followers, coordinate activities, create
panic and undermine stability.

New Report Connects Global
Terrorism and Social Media
The Infection
The infection stage often relies on the seed
crystal practice, comparable to lowering the
temperature of a glass of water until ice crys-
tals formas the seeds of a complete freeze. In
seed crystal recruitment, different forces
can be used to chill the glass and increase
the hardness of the freeze. These forces may
include advanced radicalization
by continuous exposure to
online radical material and
virtual online guidance.
In terms of al-Qaeda, the
seed crystal approach is
most successful in
diasporas or populations
where open recruiting is
difcult or impossible.
Recruiting Terrorists Online
The recruitment of lone wolf terrorists relies on online platforms and requires a
gradual transition through numerous phases.
The Net
All online platforms may be used at this stage, ofcial websites, Facebook pages,
and personal email to YouTube video clips and Twitter messages. At this step,
recruiters view the whole population as primed for recruitment and exposes it to
an online message, video, taped lecture, or word document.
The target audience is viewed as homogeneous enough
and receptive enough to be approached with a single
undifferentiated pitch, to which some members will
respond positively, others negatively.
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When a terrorist recruiter believes a
target is ripe for recruitment yet requires
a signicant transformation in identity
and motivation, he or she uses an
incremental, or phased, approach that
capitalizes on a wealth of techniques
well studied in cognitive, social, and
clinical psychology. This stage relies on
a virtual social bonding, based on the
targets alienation, social frustration,
solitude, and personal pessimism. It
involves online exchanges and further
exposure to religious, political, or
ideological material.
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This step includes practical instructions
(via online manuals) on using explosives,
weapons, poisons, and chemicals; directions
regarding the selection of target, location, and
timing; and the nal send-off.
The Activation
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Center Celebrates World Population Day
The Synthetic Biology Project continues to be
on the cutting edge of emerging technology,
investigating the regulatory, safety, and
security issues of biological engineering.
Earlier this year, it worked with the National
Science Foundation and Harvard University
scientists on different bioengineering and
ecology projects, including the study of a new
gene drive technology that could be used to
combat malaria and ght invasive species. The
project also prepared a key report examining
how the UNs Nagoya Protocol on sharing
genetic research and resources could affect
synthetic biology research.
Cutting-Edge Research and
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The Wilson Center relaunched the Wilson Quarterly
(WQ) in a new digital format featuring multimedia
content that is primed for social media and designed
to t any digital device. The Spring 2014 issue rolls
out the new format, featuring a cluster of stories
on the lasting effects of the war in Afghanistan in
both Afghanistan and the United States. The site is
already receiving accolades from other think tanks
and the media. Visit the new WQ at
www.wilsonquarterly.com.
Wilson Quarterly Relaunches on New Digital Platform
A retweet from Marvin Anderson of Bloomberg
News, illustrating the WQs reach to new audiences,
including news outlets.
Launching the New Wilson Quarterly
Summer 2014 Issue:
Revolutions of 1989
Revolutionsbe they political,
social, technological, or cultural
swept the world in 1989. Twenty-
ve years on, WQs Summer 2014
issue looks at the revolutions of
1989, with pieces on the following
topics:
The deaths of Irans Ayatollah
Khomeini and Japans Emperor
Hirohito
The paradox of Chinas
choices in 1989
Never-before-seen
photographs from Tiananmen
Square
The birth of the World Wide
Web.
THE WILSON CENTER TEAM
The Wilson Centers strength lies in the hard work and dedication of its staff and scholars. Its strategic focus on
sound scholarship and innovative policy ideas continues to inspire those who want to make a difference in how
others view the past, present, and future.
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Scholars in Action
Bruce Jentleson, professor at Duke University
and Distinguished Scholar, was a participant in
the Centers National Conversation, Governing
in a Borderless World: Meeting the Challenge
of Instability, covering globalization in the
Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of
the Munich Security Conference
and former German ambassador to
the United States, has concluded
his tenure as Distinguished Scholar.
Recently appointed as a negotiator
on Ukraine for the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe,
he attended the rst nationwide
roundtable on national unity at
Verkhovna Rada.
Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
and Senior Scholar William Krists new
book, Globalization and Americas Trade
Agreements, has already become a valuable
primer on the topic. Bills blog, Americas
Trade Policy, is also a go-to resource.
Anne-Marie Brady,
professor of political science
at the University of Canter-
bury in New Zealand (Global
Fellow and Fellow, 201314)
is an expert on Chinese propaganda and on
its foreign policies in the Arctic and Antarctic.
She works with the Kissinger Institute on China and the United
States on China-related issues and advises the new Wilson
|Center Polar Initiative.
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger speaks at the Wilson Center.
Christina Lamb, chief foreign
correspondent for The Sunday
Times of London, and named
Foreign Correspondent of the
Year ve times in the British Press
Awards, is the author of the recent
book I Am Malala: The Girl Who
Stood Up for Education and was
Shot by the Taliban, with Malala
Yousafza. She also wrote the
feature article on women in
Afghanistan for the new
Wilson Quarterly,
www.wilsonquarterly.com.
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Reaching Across the Globe
Kai Bird, Pulitzer prize-
winning author (Fellow
2001-02), recently pub-
lished, The Good Spy: The
Life and Death of Robert
Ames, which has received
rave reviews, including from
The New York Times.
Olufemi Vaughan, professor of
Africana Studies at Bowdoin Col-
lege (Public Policy Scholar 2013
and Fellow 20067), is the author
(with Suraiya Zubair Banu) of
the Africa Programs Occasion-
al Paper Muslim Womens
Rights in Northern Nigeria, which
provides insight into the Boko Haram
kidnappings.
Peter Finn, Washington Post national
security correspondent (Public Policy
Scholar, 2012), recently published
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin,
the CIA, and the Battle Over a
Forbidden Book, which is receiving
a great deal of media attention
right now, including a review with
Ted Koppel for NPR. He wrote much of the
book at the Wilson Center.
Global Fellow David Shirk, director of the
Justice in Mexico Project at the University
of San Diego, is coproducer with
the Mexico Institute of the report
Building Resilient Communities in
Mexico: Civic Responses to Crime
and Violence.
Global Fellow Luca Dammert,
associate professor at the Universi-
dad de Santiago de Chile and expert on public
security issues in Latin America, was named
chief adviser to the Undersecretary of Interior,
Ministry of Interior and Public Security, Chile.
Global Fellow Jorge Heine, former Chilean
cabinet minister and ambassador, was named
Chilean Ambassador to China.
Scholars and Global Fellows Bring International Perspective
to the Center
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New Leadership
Wilson Center External Relations Team Welcomes Caroline Scullin
Monde Muyangwa joins the Wilson Center
as director of the Africa Program. Dr.
Muyangwa is a serious, highly-regarded
Africa scholar, said Wilson Center Director,
President, and CEO Jane Harman. She
made her mark as a vice president at the
National Summit on Africa, which produced
key recommendations for strengthening U.S.-
Africa relations in the twenty-rst century.
Before coming to the Center, Muyangwa
was academic dean at the Africa Center
for Strategic Studies at National Defense
University for 11 years. Born in Zambia, she
holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University
and was a Rhodes Scholar.
Africa Program Gets New Leader
Caroline Scullin, the Wilson Centers new vice
president for external relations, brings more
than 25 years of strategic communications and
external relations experience. Most recently, she
was communications director for the Center for
International Private Enterprise (CIPE), one of the
four core institutes of the National Endowment for
Democracy and an afliate of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce.
The Wilson Center is a trusted space for top
thinkers to work on the critical issues facing the
United States and the world, said Wilson Center
Director, President, and CEO Jane Harman.

Caroline Scullin comes with the experience and
proven success necessary to ensure the Centers
work is available to key constituencies as well as
broad national and international audiences.
Prior to joining CIPE in 2008, Scullin was the U.S.
Government Printing Ofces key point of contact
for press and public interest. From 2001 until early
2007, she operated her own project management
consulting practice. She also spent more than a
decade as chief aide and press secretary to the
Hon. Robert C. McFarlane, former national security
advisor to President Reagan. She is a graduate of
Georgetown University and sits on the Board of
Governors of the universitys alumni association.
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Bob Hathaway also made noteworthy
contributions as director of the Centers
Asia Program. Coming from the House of
Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, he
set an impressive programming and publication
record, averaging more than 55 events annually.
Bob ably covered all sections of Asia from
India to Australia to Japan and Korea, including
Chinas impact on these areas. He worked hard
to develop, nurture, and maintain meaningful
links throughout the region and his program
funding proved it. Two examples prove the
point: his launch of the successful Pakistan
initiative, putting the Center at the nexus of the
key work done on the troubled U.S.-Pakistani
relationship; and his strong ties with a Japanese
foundation that brought Japanese scholars
and journalists to Washington, enriching their
careers and the Centers scholar community.
The Wilson Center salutes Haleh and Bob,
thanks them for their exemplary service to
the Center, and wishes them well in future
endeavors and their richly deserved retirements.
They will forever be a part of the Wilson Center
community to which they have given so much.
During their illustrious careers, Haleh Esfandiari and
Bob Hathaway gave more than 15 years of strong
leadership to two of the Wilson Centers most
successful and respected programs. The Center is
deep in their debt for their relevant, succinct, and
widely circulated scholarship. Upon their retirement,
they can take a substantial measure of pride in
their accomplishments. The Center has benetted
enormously from their hard work, their dedication
to the Centers strategic objectives, and the wide
national and international recognition their work has
received.
Haleh Esfandiari rst came to the Center as a
scholar to work on a book. She went on to create
the Middle East Program, which quickly became the
go-to venue for diverse, nonpartisan public policy
programming on highly charged regional issues,
including governance crises in the Middle East, the
Arab-Israeli conict, Iran, and the evolving womens
role in the region. Haleh was dedicated to the
Middle East Program. In fact, her only signicant
time away from the Center was the awful eight
months spent under house arrest and then in prison
in Iran in 2007, following a visit to see her mother.
That experience would have devastated the less
brave, but Haleh came back a focused and more
determined scholar who continued to make lasting
contributions to her eld, including a riveting book,
My Prison, My Home, on her fateful nal days in Iran.
Farewell to Haleh Esfandiari and Bob Hathaway
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