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Articles by Robin Wright
Robin Wright
Professional Affiliation Author and columnist for The New Yorker Expert Bio Summary Robin Wright, a USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow, is one of the country’s foremost authorities on the Middle East, Islamic extremism, Iran, and political and military dynamics in the Muslim world. A highly decorated journalist, she is a longtime writer for The New Yorker, a former diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post, and has reported from more than 140 countries.
LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, is launched into space as part of a SpaceX mission
The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space as part of a SpaceX mission. The satellite will be delivered to the International Space Station and then launched into orbit at an altitude of about 400 km above the Earth. This was reported by Reuters. LignoSat was developed by the joint efforts of Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry. The satellite is named after the Latin word lignum, which means wood. LignoSat is as small as a human palm.
Israel’s Strikes on Iran Deepen Middle East Tensions
The war that nobody wants is edging ever closer. In the latest escalation, Israel struck some 20 Iranian military sites, spread across three provinces, in the wee hours of October 26. Tel Aviv and Tehran have repeatedly claimed that they do not seek a full-blown war.
A Journey to the North Pole-Then and Now
How wondrous to discover a forgotten hero. Before I went to the North Pole this summer, I read the memoir of the greatest Arctic explorer of an earlier era. “Farthest North” chronicles the expedition of Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian scientist who had already mastered neurology, zoology, and oceanography before he set off for the North Pole, at the age of thirty, in mid-1893. Most of the planet—except for its icy northern and southern extremes—had already been explored.
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Arctic Lands
On my trip through the Arctic this summer, en route to the North Pole, I picked up a drifting bergy bit during a zodiac ride across the icy waters. Bergy bits are chunks of ice that break off disintegrating icebergs. They can be large, several feet in size, or very small, measured in inches, like the one I deposited in my lap to photograph against my black waterproof pants. The bergy bit looked like a piece of transparent amber—only the little flecks were air bubbles, not bugs.
In Search of Polar Bears in the Arctic Summer: Part I
On a freezing summer day, I encountered the most majestic beasts of the Arctic during a trip to the North Pole. A mother and her two wee cubs, probably just a few months old, sauntered from the distant icescape toward my ship. Polar bears can reportedly smell seals—their main diet, partly for the fat layers that let them endure excruciating cold in the winter months—up to 20 miles away. The experts onboard suggested that the mother might have caught a whiff drifting from the kitchens of our ship.
In Search of Polar Bears in the Arctic Summer: Part II
Robin Wright USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow; Author and columnist for The New Yorker Since its inception in 2017, the Polar Institute has become a premier forum for discussion and policy analysis of Arctic and Antarctic issues, and is known in Washington, DC and elsewhere as the Arctic Public Square.
Reactions From Wilson Center Experts to the Iranian Attack Against Israel
The views expressed in these entries below are those of the authors and do not express the official position of the Wilson Center. Amb. James F. Jeffrey Chair, Middle East Program This is an extraordinary victory that, overnight, has changed Israel back into victim and victor with much help from a full-throated, American “stand by your partner” posture like the old days.
Explainer: The Roots and Realities of 10 Conflicts in the Middle East
The Middle East has been the most volatile part of the world since the mid-20th century, with multiple conflicts among disparate rivals. Some erupted over domestic disputes, others over regional competition, with spillover drawing in major world powers. Israel fought four major wars with Arab neighbors, including Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, between 1948 and 1973.
Why Taking Hostages Is Such a Potent Tool in Warfare
Seizing hostages is one of the most enduring tactics in warfare. Recorded since ancient times, it has proven cost-effective in wringing political, military and economic concessions from adversaries well into the 21st century. As a youth in the fourth century B.C., the future King Philip II of Macedon was nabbed and held for three years in Thebes, a leading Greek city-state.
The Five Global Dangers from the Gaza War
The latest war in the Middle East pits a country the size of New Jersey against a territory the size of Philadelphia. Yet the consequences of the conflict between Israel and Hamas—launched on October 7 in bloodthirsty waves of violence—are already rippling worldwide. The global dangers are economic disruption, growing military vulnerabilities, deeper political polarization, new strategic challenges, and the shifting nature of warfare due to belligerent non-state actors.
Putin and Russia's Future
Beware predictions about Vladimir Putin’s imminent demise. The informal rule in foreign policy circles is that an autocrat can sustain power if he has the support of 30% of the population. He then has the requisite manpower to run the state bureaucracy, police society, either pay taxes or corruption tolls, and defend the national borders.
Is America a Myth?
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) The United States feels like it is unravelling. It’s not just because of a toxic election season, a national crisis over race, unemployment and hunger in the land of opportunity, or a pandemic that’s killing tens of thousands every month. The foundation of our nation has deepening cracks—possibly too many to repair anytime soon, or, perhaps, at all.
The Islamists: Turmoil and Transformation
Islamists have produced tectonic political shake-ups across the Middle East, with a rippling effect world-wide. Islamists now take many forms, from moderates in Tunisia to militants in the Islamic State. Together, the disparate factions have arguably altered the Middle East more than any trend since the modern states gained independence over the past century. They have redefined politics and even borders.
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