SAIS Hosted Conference on Contemporary Conflict and Its Management on November 30
This conference on Friday, November 30 celebrated the 25th anniversary of the SAIS Conflict Management Program, addressing the pressing issues surrounding conflicts in Colombia, Israel and Palestine, Iran, North Korea and Sudan as well as conflicts related to the environment. The panel about Sudan featured Steven Morrison, chair of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Andrew S. Natsios, the president’s special envoy for Sudan; and Stephen Smith, a professor at Duke University's Department of African and African American Studies.
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French Ambassador Pierre Vimont Spoke at SAIS on November 30
Pierre Vimont, ambassador of France to the United States, spoke at SAIS about "France: Refashioning Its Future," on Friday, November 30.
Click here to download or listen to audio of the event. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley Spoke at SAIS on November 28
Stephen J. Hadley, assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, gave the annual Rostov Lecture on International Affairs at SAIS on Wednesday, November 28. Hadley spoke about “The Middle East and the Freedom Agenda.” Click here for more information.
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Click here to download or listen to audio from this event. SAIS Team Takes First Place in Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge
A team of five SAIS students finished in first place out of more than 100 teams competing in the Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge hosted November 8-10 by Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Ariz. Click here for more information. SAIS Professor Charles Gati Receives Book Award
Charles Gati, SAIS senior adjunct professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, is the winner of the 2007 Marchall Shulman Book Award for his 2006 book, Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt. Click here to read more.
Bosnian President Haris Silajdžić Spoke at SAIS on November 9
Haris Silajdžić, president of Bosnia and Herzegovina, spoke at SAIS on Friday, November 9 about “Bosnia-Herzegovina: The Roadmap to Civic Democracy."
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Economist Jagdish Bhagwati Spoke About Globalization and Free Trade at SAIS on November 8
Jagdish N. Bhagwati, professor of economics at Columbia University and author of In Defense of Globalization, spoke at SAIS on Thursday, November 8 about “Globalization and Free Trade Policy Today: Why Is the United States in Retreat?”
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Jordanian Ambassador Al-Hussein Spoke at SAIS on November 6
Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, ambassador of Jordan to the United States, spoke at SAIS on Tuesday, November 6 about “Peace and Justice: Is There Hope for a Happy Marriage?” as part of the W. P. Carey Global Leader Lecture Series. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.
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