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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Click here to view FT's video interview with Rendell.

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



  

March 2008 SAIS in the News

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March 31, 2008 - Saul Garlick, a current SAIS student, wrote an article for AlterNet entitled, "How Do We Meet the Global Demand For Water?" Read it here

March 31, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor in the Southeast Asia Studies Program, was quoted in an Agence France-Presse article entitled, "U.S. Jittery Over Pakistan Terror Efforts: Analysts." Read it here

March 31, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in an ANI News Service article entitled, "Pakistan Media Provides New Hope for Democracy." Read it here

March 31, 2008 - The SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations was mentioned in an Irish Independent Journal article entitled, "U.S. Firms Banking on E.U. 'Yes' Vote." Read it here

March 28, 2008 - Scott Barrett, director of the International Policy Program, wrote an article for the Global Politician entitled, "Regulating the Global Commons." Read it here

March 27, 2008 - Zbigniew Brzezinski, professor of American Foreign Policy, was featured in a Kommersant (Russia) article entitled, "Real Life Redbaiters." Read it here

March 27, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, "Mounting Food Shortage Faces Argentine President." Read it here

March 26, 2008 - Thomas Keaney, executive director of the Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at SAIS and executive director of the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, was quoted in a Kansas City Star article entitled, "B-2 Bomber Fleet Not Flying, But Not Grounded, Either." Read it here

March 24, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor in the Southeast Asia Studies Program, was quoted in a Peninsula Online (Qatar) article entitled, "Pakistan Press Hopes New P.M. Won't Be a Puppet." Read it here

March 24, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Newsweek (International) article entitled, "Back In the Light." Read it here

March 24, 2008 - Benjamin Krasna, a 1994 SAIS graduate, was profiled in a Daily Record article entitled, "Israeli Official In Morris: Iran a Real Threat." Read it here

March 23, 2008 - Tong Kim, visiting scholar at the SAIS U.S.-Korea Institute, wrote an article for The Korea Times entitled, "Red Flags For Myung-bak." Read it here

March 23, 2008 - Charles Gati, senior adjunct professor of European Studies, wrote a book review for The Washington Post entitled, "New World Order: Why America Is Losing the Race to Influence in the 'Second World.'"  Read it here

March 22, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor in the Southeast Asia Studies Program, was quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, "Pakistan P.M. Candidate to Meet Anti-Musharraf Coalition." Read it here

March 21, 2008 - Walter Andersen, associate director of the South Asia Studies Program, was mentioned in a Hindu (India) article entitled, "N-Deal: India, U.S. Set to Make Progress During Pranab's Visit." Read it here

March 20, 2008 - Francis Fukuyama, director of the International Development Program, was mentioned in an Economist article entitled, "Dirty Linen." Read it here

March 20, 2008 - Azar Nafisi, director of the Dialogue Project at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, was mentioned in a Hartford Courant article entitled, "Iranian Writer Azar Nafisi at U of H March 24." Read it here

March 19, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal entitled, "No Surrender." Read it here

March 19, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, "Boston Financier Steps In to Bail Out Illegal Immigrants." Read it here

March 17, 2008 - Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article entitled, "Even if Dems Win, Total Iraq Exit Uncertain." Read it here

March 16, 2008 - SAIS student Josh White was featured in an Albany Democrat Herald article entitled, "Corvallis Native a Pakistan Expert." Read it here

March 16, 2008 - Svante Cornell, research director at the SAIS Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was quoted in a Washington Post article entitled, "A Reporting Coup and Its Critics." Read it here

March 16, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor in the South Asia Studies Program, was quoted in an Agence France-Presse article entitled, "Pakistan's New Parliament Sets Stage for Musharraf Showdown." Read it here

March 15, 2008 - 2007 SAIS graduate Anthony Diaz wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post entitled, "Hard-Won Progress in Baghdad." Read it here

March 15, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, was mentioned in a Washington Times op-ed entitled, "Israel's Fear of World Opinion." Read it here

March 14, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Ranger Online article entitled, "Five Years Later, Iraq Still in Turmoil." Read it here

March 12, 2008 - Robert Guttman, director of the Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, wrote a column for the Huffington Post entitled, "Who Should Obama Choose as His Vice President?" Read it here

March 12, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in an Associated Press article entitled, "Malaysia's Anwar Resurrects Career." Read it here

March 11, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, wrote an op-ed for openDemocracy entitled, "Malaysia's Democratic Opening." Read it here

March 10, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Financial Times article entitled, "Abdullah Vows Not to Quit as Prime Minister." Read it here

March 10, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in an Agence France-Presse article entitled, "Embattled Malaysian P.M. Sworn In for Second Term."Read it here

March 10, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in an Associated Press article entitled, "Malaysia P.M. Blunder May Be Costly to Him." Read it here

March 10, 2008 - Nurul Izzah Anwar, a 2007 SAIS graduate, was mentioned in a Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, "Polls Hobble Malaysia Rulers." The article also mentions Anwar Ibrahim, Nurul's father and a former visiting scholar at the Southeast Asia Program. Read it here

March 10, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Macau Daily Times article entitled, "Polls Deal Stunning Rebuke to Malaysia Coalition." Read it here

March 10, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Hindu (India) article entitled, "Malaysia P.M. Fails to Gauge Public Anger." Read it here

March 9, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Financial Times article entitled, "Malaysia Polls Sparks Sell-Off." Read it here

March 9, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a AsiaOne News article entitled, "Malaysian P.M. Has No Plans to Resign: Spokesman." Read it here

March 9, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Financial Times article entitled, "Shares Tumble as Abdullah Sworn In." Read it here

March 7, 2008 - Dan Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, was quoted in a Atlanta Journal-Constitution article entitled, "Weak Dollar Pinches Profits of European Exporters." Read it here

March 7, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article entitled, "Showdown Tests New Order in Latin America." Read it here

March 7, 2008 - Walter Andersen, associate director of the South Asia Studies Program, was quoted in a Voice of America News article entitled, "A New Era for U.S.-Pakistani Relations?" Read it here

March 7, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Agence France-Presse article entitled, "BN's Last-Ditch Bid to Counter Opposition." Read it here

March 7, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a New York Times article entitled, "On Election Eve, Hazy Prospects for Malaysia Premier." Read it here

March 6, 2008 - John McLaughlin, senior fellow at the Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, was quoted in a Nation article entitled, "Hothead McCain." Read it here

March 6, 2008  - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Reuters India article entitled, "Malaysia's Dull Poll Campaign Could Spring Surprise." Read it here

March 6, 2008 - Francis Fukuyama, director of the International Development Program, was mentioned in a Jerusalem Post column entitled, "Middle Israel: Vladimir Putin and the End of History." Read it here

March 6, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, "Colombia is Criticized for Raid Into Ecuador." Read it here

March 6, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Reuters article entitled, "Chavez and Uribe: Big Falling-Out for 'Odd Couple'." Read it here

March 5, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article entitled, "Colombia: Latin America Tries to Defuse Escalating Crisis." Read it here

March 4, 2008 - Joshua White, a second-year SAIS student, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal's Asia edition entitled, "Pakistan's New Frontier." Read it here

March 4, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Bloomberg News article entitled, "Uribe Seeks Trial for Chavez in International Court." Read it here

March 3, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Voice of America News article entitled, "Venezuela and Colombia Have a Long History of Tension." Read it here

March 3, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in an Khaleej Times op-ed entitled, "Chavez Sends Troops, Tanks to Colombia." Read it here

March 2, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Miami Herald article entitled, "Is the Monroe Doctrine Dead?" Read it here

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