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Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)Senator Chuck Hagel Spoke at SAIS on September 18
Chuck Hagel, Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, gave the keynote address at a conference at SAIS on Thursday, September 18, entitled “Challenges and Choices in Asia.” Click here for more information.
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SAIS Hosted Forum on Islam and the West on September 15
SAIS hosted a forum entitled “Existential Threat or Historical Footnote? What Our Obsession With Islam Is Costing Us,” on Monday, September 15, featuring Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author of Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism; Francis Fukuyama, director of the SAIS International Development Program; John Mueller, the Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies at Ohio State University; and Adam Garfinkle (moderator), editor of The American Interest. Click here
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June SAIS in the News

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June 30, 2008 - Robert Guttman, director of the Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, wrote a blog entry for The Huffington Post entitled, "Clark's Controversial Comments." Read it here

June 30, 2008 - James Mann, author-in-residence at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, wrote an op-ed for The New Republic entitled, "Senior Moments." Read it here

June 30, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, was mentioned in a Slate article entitled, "Book Drive For Iraq." Read it here

June 30, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the International Law and Organizations Program, was quoted in a New York Sun article entitled, "'Legal Nightmare' Feared in Russia." Read it here

June 30, 2008 - Ruth Wedgwood, director of the International Law and Organizations Program, was quoted in a New York Sun article entitled, "Terror Case Judge: Iran Must Identify U.S. Assets." Read it here

June 26, 2008 - Walter Andersen, associate director of the South Asia Studies Program, was quoted in a Hindustan Times article entitled, "U.S. Hopes India Will Complete Internal Processes." Read it here

June 25, 2008 - James Mann, author-in-residence at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, wrote an op-ed for Detroit News entitled, "Even McCain Presidency May Have Foreign Policy Disputes." Read it here

June 24, 2008 - Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was interviewed on PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show" on the topic of his new book, Democracy's Good Name. Watch it here

June 23, 2008 - Fred Brown, lecturer at the South Asia Studies Program, was mentioned in a National Public Radio "All Things Considered" broadcast entitled, "U.S. Downplays Human Rights in Vietnam Leader's Visit." Read/listen here

June 23, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal entitled, "Anti-Americanism Is Mostly Hype." Read it here

June 19, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor in the South Asia Studies Program, was quoted in an Agence France-Presse article entitled, "Afghanistan Overtaking Iraq as Focus of Terror War: Analysts."Read it here

June 18, 2008 - Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was quoted in a New York Times column by Thomas Friedman entitled, "Iraq: Still Inscrutable." Read it here

June 16, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a New Republic article entitled, "Dodging the Junta." Read it here

June 15, 2008 - James Mann, author-in-residence at the Foreign Policy Institute, wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post entitled, "What Will the Pillars of His Foreign Policy Be?" Read it here

June 15, 2008 - David Lampton, director of the China Studies Program, appeared on an episode of the Great Decisions television series entitled, "Out Of Balance: U.S.-China Trade." Read the transcript here

June 13, 2008 - Robert Guttman, director of the SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, was interviewed for a CNN "The Campaign Trail" roundtable discussion on the McCain campaign. Watch it here

June 11, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Voice of America article entitled, "Women's Learning Partnership's Goal Is to Empower Women, Says President of the Organization." Read it here

June 9, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Business Recorder article entitled, "Inflation Crisis Undermines Asian Governments." Read it here

June 9, 2008 - Daniel Hamilton, director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations, was quoted in a Earth Times article entitled, "Europe Looks Ahead as Bush Makes Farewell Tour." Read it here

June 6, 2008 - Edward Joseph, a Foreign Policy Institute fellow, co-wrote an article for the Daily Star (Lebanon) entitled, "The U.S. Should Apply in Pakistan What it Has Learned in Iraq." Read it here

June 5, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Bloomberg article entitled, "Bush Urges Congress to Strip Conditions on Mexico Aid." Read it here

June 5, 2008 - Scott Barrett, director of the International Policy Program, was quoted in a Popular Mechanics article entitled, "Hacking Earth Against Global Warming, Scientists Favor Fake Volcanoes." Read it here

June 4, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal entitled, "Why We Went to Iraq." Read it here

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