SAIS Professors Discuss the Results of Argentina's Presidential Elections on October 31
Riordan Roett, director of the SAIS Latin America Studies Program, and Francisco Gonzalez, SAIS assistant professor of Latin American Studies, spoke at SAIS about "The Argentine Elections" on Wednesday, October 31.
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Newt Gingrich Launched Environmental Book at SAIS on October 29
SAIS and JHU Press hosted the Washington, D.C., book launch of A Contract With the Earth by Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Monday, October 29.
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SAIS Hosted Event on U.S.-European Union Relations on October 25
John Bruton, ambassador of the European Union to the United States; Scott Bittle, executive editor of Public Agenda; Andrew Crockett, president of J.P. Morgan Chase International; and Daniel Hamilton (moderator), director of the SAIS Center or Transatlantic Relations, spoke at SAIS about “The European Union: Still Part of America’s World?” on Thursday, October 25.
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SAIS Hosted Book Event on Democracy's Role in the World on October 24
On Wednesday, October 24, Michael Mandlebaum, director of the SAIS American Foreign Policy Program, spoke about his new book, Democracy’s Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World’s Most Popular Form of Government. Sunil Khilnani, director of the SAIS South Asia Studies Program; and Robert Guest and Edward Lucas, both of The Economist, provided commentary about the book.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on Poland's Elections on October 24
Pawel Zalewski, chairman of the committee on foreign relations of the Polish Sejm; Charles Gati, SAIS senior adjunct professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies; Michael Wyganowski, executive director of the Center for European Policy Analysis; and Mitchell Orenstein (moderator), S. Richard Hirsch Associate Professor of European Studies at SAIS, spoke at SAIS about “The Aftermath of the Elections in Poland” on Wednesday, October 24.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on French Elections on October 23
Justin Vaisse, SAIS adjunct professor of European Studies and Brookings Institution fellow; Corine Lesnes, Le Monde correspondent; and Jeremy Shapiro, director of research at the Brookings Center on the United States and Europe, spoke at SAIS about “The French Election and the Consequences for U.S.-European Relations” on Tuesday, October 23.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on Ministers of Finance and Civil Society on October 18
SAIS and the Brookings Institution hosted a forum, "Ministers of Finance and Civil Society: Friends or Foes?” Participants included Charlie Griffin, Brookings senior fellow; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian finance minister and Brookings distinguished fellow; African finance ministers Shamsudden Usman (Nigeria), Goodall E. Gondwe (Malawi) and Jean-Baptiste Compaore (Burkina Faso); Anthony Akoto Osei, minister of state at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance; Aloysius Toe, Foundation for Human Rights executive director; and Gilbert Maoundonodji, the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Project's Group for Alternative Research and Monitoring coordinator.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on the Turkish Elections on October 16
On Wednesday, October 16, Omer Taspinar, SAIS adjunct professor of European Studies and Brookings Institution fellow; Mark Parris, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Brookings senior fellow; and Yasmin Congar, correspondent for CNN Turk, participated in a discussion at SAIS on "The Turkish Elections: A New Momentum Towards the EU?"
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SAIS Held Discussion on Elections in Morocco on October 15
On Tuesday, October 15 William Zartman, director of the SAIS Conflict Management Program, moderated a discussion with Leslie Campbell, senior associate and regional director of the Middle East and North Africa Programs at the National Democratic Institute; Marina Ottaway, director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Tamara Cofman Wittes, senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy of the Brookings Institution; and Catherine Sweet, Morocco desk officer for the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, about "The Elections in Morocc What Lessons and Implications?"
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More than 50 SAIS alumni returned to campus October 10-12 for the school's first Alumni College featuring a series of classes, events and speeches revolving around the theme, "Ideals and Self-Interest in American Foreign Policy: Reassessing Global Risks and Opportunities." Keynote speakers included fellow SAIS graduates Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman; Edward Morse, Lehman Brothers managing director and chief energy economist; Chester Crocker, former assistant secretary of State for African Affairs; and R. Nicholas Burns, under secretary of State for Political Affairs.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on "Burma's Saffron Revolution" on October 11
SAIS and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) co-hosted a forum on Thursday, October 11 about "Burma's Saffron Revolution: Next Steps." Panelists included Priscilla Clapp, former U.S. charge d'affaires in Burma; Carla Freeman, associate director of the SAIS China Studies Program; Keith Luse, Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior professional staff member; U Bo Hla Tint, the U.S.-based minister of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma's Office of the Prime Minister; Bridget Welsh, SAIS assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies; and G. Eugene Martin (moderator), executive director of the USIP Philippines Facilitation Project.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on Achieving Peaceful Elections in Africa on October 9
On Tuesday, October 9, Christopher Fomunyoh, senior associate for Africa and regional director for Central and West Africa at the National Democratic Institute, and Christian Hennemeyer, director of programs for Africa at the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), participated in a discussion hosted at SAIS about "Achieving Peaceful Elections: Lessons Learned From Sierra Leone and Nigeria."
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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama Spoke at SAIS on October 4
Rohitha Bogollagama, foreign minister of Sri Lanka, spoke at SAIS on Thursday, October 4, about “Sri Lanka Looking Beyond Terrorism: A Road Map to Peace.”
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Nigeria's Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe Spoke at SAIS on October 1
Ojo Maduekwe, foreign minister of Nigeria, spoke at SAIS on Monday, October 1, about “Policy Framework for Nigeria’s Foreign Policy.”
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SAIS Hosted Forum with Former President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos on October 1
Fidel Ramos, former president of the Philippines, spoke at SAIS on Monday, October 1, about “Southeast Asia and Political Development.”
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SAIS Hosted Forum on Islamist Political Participation in Turkey and Morocco on September 27
On Thursday, September 27, Geneive Abdo, a Century Foundation fellow; Anthony Chang, deputy director for the International Republican Institute’s Europe Division; Matthew Frumin, a National Democratic Institute senior adviser; and Shadi Hamid (moderator), research director of the Project on Middle East Democracy, participated in a discussion at SAIS about “Islamist Political Participation and Democratic Development: The Cases of Turkey and Morocco.”
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Liechtenstein's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rita Kieber-Beck Spoke at SAIS on September 27
Rita Kieber-Beck, minister of foreign affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein, spoke at SAIS on Thursday, September 27 about “Does Soft Power Apply to All? The Role of Small States in Multilateral Organizations.”
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