Singapore’s Ambassador Chan
Says Goodbye After 16 Years

Before her official departure this month, Ambassador Chan Heng Chee of Singapore reflects on her 16 years in Washington and the astounding changes she’s witnessed, both here and back home. Read More

Harman Trades ‘Blood Sport’
Of Politics for Scholarly Center

After establishing herself as a fierce player in the rough-and-tumble game of Beltway politics, former Rep. Jane Harman has found bipartisan sanctuary as head of the Wilson Center. Read More

Cash-Strapped Greeks Stuck
Between Rock and Hard Place

A decade after the euro’s introduction, the common currency is facing an unprecedented existential crisis, as the European Union grapples with ways to prop up its sickest members. Read More

As Russia Joins Trade Bloc,
Cold War Law Hampers U.S.

July 4th is traditionally a day of fireworks in the U.S., but this year, there could be different sparks flying on July 4th as the Russian parliament votes to ratify accession to the World Trade Organization. Read More

Politics

Will New Face of Mexico
Be Ghost From Its Past?

Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party is poised for a comeback, but does that also signal the return of the corruption and authoritarianism that pervaded the country for 70 years? Read More

Diplomats Crave Insights
Into Paralyzed Congress

As diplomats wrestle with the partisan dysfunction that’s crippled U.S. politics, we tapped our resident congressional expert John Shaw to help explain what role — if any — foreign policy will play on Capitol Hill. Read More

Ex Vivo Transplants Give
Rejected Lungs New Life

Extraordinary new technology is breathing new life into lungs once thought too damaged to be used in transplants. Read More