Charges against South Africa's ANC leader Jacob Zuma have been dropped
Calls for a cease-fire are ignored in Sri Lanka, where fighting continues
An devastating earthquake occurs in Italy
Big farms to save Africa?
No agreement on North Korea has been reached after an emergency UN Security Council meeting was called to discuss their recent rocket launch
With North Korea's recent rocket launch, people ask: is nuclear disarmament possible? Is it even desirable?
Japan announces new stimulus package
...and so does Russia, as described by Putin
One of the world's busiest shipping lanes continues to be threatened by Somali pirates as they seize even more ships
Zimbabwe's new coalition government aims to stabilize its relationship with the West
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Weekly Events Update
Monday, April 6th
@ The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The 3/11 Madrid Bombings: An Assessment after 5 Years
Monday, April 06 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
with Fernando Reinares, Professor of Political Science and Security Studies, King Juan Carlos University, Madrid and and Director of the Program on Global Terrorism, Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid
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North Korean Attitudes Toward China: A Historical View of Contemporary Difficulties
Monday, April 06 2009, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Jin Linbo, The Brookings Institution, John S. Park, United States Institute of Peace, James F. Person, the Woodrow Wilson Center's North Korea International Documentation Project, Amb. J. Stapleton Roy, the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Bernd Schaefer, the Wilson Center's Cold War International History Project, Amb. Richard Solomon, United States Institute of Peace
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Tuesday, April 7th
@ The Wilson Center
Ukraine, Dealing with the Financial Crisis
Tuesday, April 07 2009, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Edilberto Segura, Partner and Chief Economist, SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation
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Wednesday, April 8th
@ The Center for National Policy (CNP)
Economic Crisis: Impact on Chinese Military Modernization
Jacqueline Newmyer
Long Term Strategy Group
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Center for National Policy
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW
3rd Floor, Suite 333
Washington, DC 20001
@ The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
THE INFORMATIONAL CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING CLIMATE
• Current national and international adaptation efforts and challenges
• The national and international security implications of climate change
• The informational needs to implement mitigation policy
• Risk management for climate change
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable John W. Warner
Former U.S. Senator from
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10:00 - 11:30 AM, B1 Conference Room
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