SAIS News and Events
Photo, Madeleine Albright, Ed RendellSAIS and Financial Times Hosted Denver Forums with Madeleine Albright
and Ed Rendell

Madeleine Albright, former secretary of State and a SAIS alumna, spoke about "Foreign Policy and the Election," on Thursday, August 28, at the Denver National Press Club. Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times (FT), and Robert Guttman, director of the SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, moderated the discussion. Ed Rendell, Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, discussed "A View of the Election," on Tuesday, August 26, also at the press club. FT’s U.S. managing editor Chrystia Freeland and Guttman moderated that discussion.
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Photo, Wesley ClarkGeneral Wesley Clark Spoke at SAIS Book Launch on June 26
General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, led a discussion at SAIS on on the new book, Ideas for America's Future: Core Elements of a New National Security Strategy, by Jeffrey P. Bialos, senior fellow at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations. Clark also wrote the book's preface.
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Additional Headlines


World Bank President Robert Zoellick Spoke at 2008 SAIS Commencement

Infosys Founder Nandan Nilekani Spoke at SAIS on May 9

Senator Sherrod Brown Spoke at SAIS on May 7

SAIS Hosted Conference on 21st Century U.S.-Korea Alliance on May 6

SAIS and Harvard Hosted Forum on the Youth Vote and 2008 Elections on April 24


SAIS Hosted Discussion on Russian Politics in Georgia on April 22


News & Events Archive



  

February 2008 SAIS in the News

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February 29, 2008 - Dan Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, and CTR fellow Joseph Quinlan, were quoted in a Financial Times article entitled, "Globalization Enriches EU, Study Says." Read it here

February 29, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal entitled, "On Kosovo's Fields." Read it here

February 28, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the SAIS International Law and Organizations Program, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight on "Status of Forces Agreements and U.N. Mandates: What Authorities and Protections Do They Provide to U.S. Personnel?". Read it here

February 27, 2008 - Dan Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article entitled, "Sarkozy May Send More French Troops to Afghanistan." Read it here

February 27, 2008 - John McLaughlin, senior fellow at the Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, was mentioned in a Washington Times article entitled, "Why We Need to Nail Osama." Read it here

February 27, 2008 - Mitchell Orenstein, S. Richard Hirsch, Associate Professor of European Studies, and Serhiy Kudelia, a doctoral candidate at SAIS, co-wrote an op-ed for the Moscow Times entitled, "A Stolen Election." Read it here

February 26, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the SAIS International Law and Organizations Program, co-authored an op-ed for the New York Times entitled, "Is That Your Final Question?" Read it here

February 25, 2008 - Joel Wit, visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, was quoted in a Pop Matters article entitled, "New York Philharmonic heads to N. Korea." Read it here

February 24, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a New Straights Times article entitled, "Power of Women Voters." Read it here

February 24, 2008 - Esther Brimmer, deputy director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, was quoted in a Deutsche Welle article entitled, "Europeans Hopeful U.S. Democrats Will Rescue Transatlantic Ties." Read it here

February 22, 2008 - William Zartman, director of the Conflict Management Program, was quoted in an Associated Baptist Press article entitled, "Pastor Points to Muslims as Source of Kenya Violence; Experts Disagree." Read it here

February 21, 2008 - Trita Parsi, adjunct professor and SAIS graduate, was quoted in a Canadian Jewish News article entitled, "Israel’s Ties With Iran Have Been Mercurial." Read it here

February 20, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Western Hemisphere Studies and the Latin American Studies Programs, was quoted in a USA Today article entitled, "As Castro Exits, Cautious Hopes for a New Cuba." Read it here.

February 19, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor of South Asia Studies, was quoted in a Financial Times article entitled, "Islamists Lash Out After Heavy Defeat." Read it here.

February 19, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor of South Asia Studies, was quoted in an Agence France-Presse article entitled, "Musharraf Could Face Impeachment." Read it here

February 18, 2008 - Frederick Starr, chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was interviewed by the Azeri Press Agency for an article entitled, "The Kosovo Issue Is a Double-Edged Blade That Can Injure Whomever Tries to Wield It." Read it here

February 17, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in an Agence France-Presse article entitled, "Malaysian Opposition Aiming for Seismic Shift at the Polls." Read it here

February 17, 2008 - Joel Wit, visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, was quoted in an Associated Press article entitled, "North Korea Wants Aid Before Nuclear Report." Read it here

February 17, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the SAIS International Law and Organizations Program, was interviewed on NBC Nightly News for a segment entitled, "Kosovo Declares Independence." View it here

February 17, 2008 - Francis Fukuyama, director of the International Development Program, wrote a book review for the New York Times entitled, "The Internationalist." Read it here

February 14, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was interviewed by Radio Singapore International for a story entitled, "The Road to the White House (Part 6)." Read it here 
 
February 13, 2008 - Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was mentioned in a Marketwire article entitled, "Intelligence Squared U.S. Announces Results of Contentious Debate on America's Role in the World." Read it here

February 11, 2008 - Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was quoted in a Baltimore Sun article entitled, "Whom Would a Democratic President Talk To?" Read it here

February 10, 2008 - James Mann, SAIS author-in-residence, wrote a book review for the Washington Post entitled, "Unflappable, Impeccable, Seemingly Untouchable." Read it here

February 10, 2006 - Tong Kim, visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, wrote an op-ed for the Korea Times entitled, "Challenges for Lee Government." Read it here

February 10, 2008 - Svante Cornell, research director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article entitled, "Azerbaijan, Stuck Between U.S. and Iran." Read it here

February 10, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a New York Times article entitled, "Indian Discontent Fuels Malaysia’s Rising Tensions." Read it here

February 9, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the SAIS International Law and Organizations Program, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Let's Avoid Another Kosovo Crisis." Read it here

February 9, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Western Hemisphere Studies and the Latin American Studies Programs, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle article entitled, "Husband's Legacy Follows Argentina's New President." Read it here

February 8, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the SAIS International Law and Organziations Program, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations Human Rights and Oversight in a hearing on “The November 26 Declaration of Principles: Implications for U.N. Resolutions on Iraq and for Congressional Oversight." Read it here

February 8, 2006 - Tong Kim, visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, was quoted in an ISN Security Watch article entitled, "Changes in Store for South Korea." Read it here

February 7, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Western Hemisphere Studies and the Latin American Studies Programs, was quoted in a Washington Post article entitled, "Argentina's New President Has a Legacy to Overcome: Her Husband's." Read it here

February 7, 2008 - Fabrizio Tassinari, visiting scholar at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, wrote an op-ed for EUObserver.com entitled, “Sailing the Black Sea at Last.” Read it here

February 6, 2008 - Robert Guttman, director of the Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, appeared on an episode of The Agenda with Steve Paikin entitled, "U.S. Primaries: State of the Parties." View it here

February 5, 2008 - Daniel Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, was quoted in a Europolitics article entitled, "Repairing the Frayed Transatlantic Bond." Read it here

February 4, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Newsweek article entitled, "The Titans In Their Twilight." Read it here

February 3, 2008 - Alex Selim, M.A. candidate in the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an article for NOW Lebanon, entitled, "Talking to Maxime Chaya." Read it here

February 1, 2008 - Edward Joseph, visiting scholar at the Foreign Policy Institute, co-authored an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune entitled, "A Vote for More of the Same." Read it here

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