| | | | | | | | Energy Department Official Howard Gruenspecht Announces U.S. Energy Forecasts on December 17 Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy, discussed "EIA Updated Energy Forecasts to 2030" on Wednesday, December 17. Click here for audio of this event.
| | | SAIS Hosted Book Event on Shah of Iran on December 3 On Wednesday, December 3, Gholam Reza Afkhami, senior scholar at the Foundation for Iranian Studies, discussed his new book, The Life and Times of the Shah. Commentary was provided by Kenneth Pollack, director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution; Vali Nasr, professor of international politics at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; and Azar Nafisi (moderator), director of SAIS Cultural Conversations. Click here for audio of this event.
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| | Water Policy Expert Erik Peterson Spoke at SAIS on October 31 As part of the “Year of Water” initiative at SAIS, Erik Peterson, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a SAIS graduate, discussed "Staying Above the Surface: Global Water Futures," on Friday, October 31. Click here for audio of this event.
| SAIS Hosted Debate on Economic Policy Agenda for New U.S. President on October 27 Leo Hindery, economic adviser to Barack Obama and managing partner of InterMedia Partners; Fred Smith, president and founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute; and Roger Leeds (moderator), director of the SAIS Center for International Business and Public Policy, discussed "Contrasting Views of an Economic Policy Agenda for the Next President," on Monday, October 27. Click here for audio of this event. | Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan Spoke at SAIS on October 24 Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican ambassador to the United States and a SAIS graduate, spoke at SAIS’s Alumni College 2008 on the “The Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations,” on Friday, October 24. Click here for audio of this event. | Foreign Policy Scholar Michael Van Dusen Spoke at SAIS on October 24 Michael Van Dusen, deputy director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a SAIS graduate, spoke at SAIS’s Alumni College 2008 on “Getting the Tone and Approach to Foreign Policy Right,” on Friday, October 24. Click here for audio of this event. | International Development Expert Nancy Birdsall Spoke at SAIS on October 23 Nancy Birdsall, president for the Center for Global Development and a SAIS graduate, spoke at SAIS’s Alumni College 2008 on “The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President,” on Thursday, October 23. Click here for audio of this event. | SAIS Students Hosted Foreign Policy Presidential Debate on October 20 Members of SAIS Students for Obama and SAIS Students for McCain debated the 2008 U.S. presidential candidates' foreign policy, trade and economic policies on Monday, October 20. Robert Guttman, director of the SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, moderated the debate. Click here for audio of this event. Click here for audio of this event. | Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani Spoke at SAIS on October 15 Husain Haqqani, ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, October 15, on "Democracy in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities." Click here for audio of this event.
| SAIS Hosted Global Finance Book Event With Martin Wolf on October 13 On Monday, October 13, Martin Wolf, associate editor and chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, discussed his latest book, Fixing Global Finance. Click here for audio of this event.
| SAIS Hosted Forum on U.S. Energy Policy With McCain and Obama Advisers on October 7 Kenneth Berlin, a partner who heads the environmental and climate change practices at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and a representative for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign; and R. James Woolsey, a partner at VantagePoint Venture Partners, former CIA director and a representative for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, discussed the U.S. presidential candidates’ energy policy platforms on Tuesday, October 7. Click here for audio of this event.
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