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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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SAIS and Financial Times Hosted Denver Forums with Madeleine Albright and Ed Rendell

General Wesley Clark Spoke at SAIS Book Launch on June 26

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

News & Events Archive



  

May 2008 SAIS in the News

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May 30, 2008 - Erik Jones, professor of European Studies at the SAIS Bologna Center, and John Gans, a graduate student at SAIS, co-wrote an International Herald Tribune article entitled, "Devaluing a Diplomatic Asset." Read it here

May 30, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Rediff India Abroad article entitled, "Indian Physician Donates 2 Million For India Center at Johns Hopkins University." Read it here

May 29, 2008 - The Hopkins-Nanjing Center was mentioned in a National Public Radio "Morning Edition" segment entitled, "U.S. Schools Tap Growing Ranks of Chinese Students." Read it here

May 29, 2008 - Sunil Khilnani, director of the South Asia Studies Program, wrote an article for the New Statesman entitled, "America Dreams On." Read it here

May 28, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, was mentioned in a Calgary Herald article entitled, "To Eat, Drink and Be Engaged by Teatro's Salon Series." Read it here

May 27, 2008 - Francis Fukuyama, director of the International Development Program, was interviewed for an ABC Online (Australia) article entitled, "Fukuyama Backs Obama For U.S. Presidency." Read it here

May 23, 2008 - Steve Phillips, an adjunct professor in the China Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun entitled, "Taiwan's Ma Offers a Chance to Improve Ties, Soothe Tensions." Read it here

May 23, 2008 - Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was mentioned in a Newsday article entitled, "Foreign Policy Central to Political Fight." Read it here

May 23, 2008 - Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting professor in the South Asia Studies Program, was quoted in an Arab News article entitled, "'Musharraf Had No Plans to Step Down.'" Read it here

May 22, 2008 - The 2008 SAIS Commencement was profiled in a Reuters South Africa article entitled, "World Bank Chief Says Agency Must Recast Mission." Read it here

May 21, 2008 - Anit Mukherjee, a Ph.D candidate at SAIS, wrote an op-ed for The Indian Express entitled, "IAF, Know Yourself." Read it here

May 21, 2008 - David Lampton, director of the China Studies Program, was quoted in a Reuters article entitled, "U.S. Cities Growing China Space and Cyber Threat." Read it here

May 21, 2008 - Walter Andersen, associate director of South Asia Studies, was quoted in a Voice of America article entitled, "Pakistan Coalition Still at Odds on Reinstating Judges." Read it here

May 16, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article entitled, "Interpol: Colombia Did Not Doctor FARC Files." Read it here

May 15, 2008 - Robert Guttman, director of the Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, wrote a blog entry for The Huffington Post entitled, "Obama-Hillary Dream Team Sounds More Like a Nightmare." Read it here

May 15, 2008 - Mohamed Mattar, executive director of the Protection Project at SAIS, was mentioned in a Peninsula (Qatar) article entitled, "U.S. Academics Lauds Cleric's Call for Lifting Sponsorship Law." Read it here

May 14, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News (Maine) article entitled, "The Second Cyclone." Read it here

May 13, 2008 - Svante Cornell, research director for the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was quoted in a Middle East Times article entitled, "Assessing Risks of Turkish Raids in North Iraq." Read it here

May 13, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was quoted in a Globe and Mail (Canada) article entitled, "Myanmar's Generals are Ruled by Paranoia." Read it here

May 13, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for U.S. News and World Report entitled, "A Reality Check as Israel Turns 60." Read it here

May 12, 2008 - John Schidlovsky, director of the International Reporting Project at SAIS, was quoted in a Allfrica.com article entitled, "U.S. Editors Assess Country." Read it here

May 11, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Tribune (India) article entitled, "To Establish Endowment for India Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Ludhiana-Born Doctor Donates $2 Million." Read it here

May 9, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was interviewed for a National Public Radio "All Things Considered" segment entitled, "Professor: Myanmar Sees Its Identity at Stake." listen here

May 9, 2008 - Robert Guttman, director of the Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, wrote a blog entry for The Huffington Post entitled, "'Nobody Drops Out of a Presidential Race. They Just Run Out of Money': Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio." Read it here

May 9, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was interviewed for a National Public Radio "All News Considered" segment entitled, "Why Is Myanmar Resisting Aid?" Listen here

May 8, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was interviewed for a ABC World News broadcoast on the Myanmar cyclone crisis.Watch it here

May 8, 2008 - SAIS was mentioned in a Washington Examiner article entitled, "Senator Sherrod Still Searching." Read it here

May 8, 2008 - Anit Mukherdee, a Ph.D. candidate at SAIS, wrote an op-ed for The Indian Express entitled, "Speaking Truth to Rising Power." Read it here

May 6, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, was interviewed for a National Public Radio broadcast on the Myanmar cyclone crisis. Listen here

May 6, 2008 - Svante Cornell, research director for the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was quoted in a Radio Free Europe article entitled, "Georgia: Minister, Seeking EU Support, Warns War With Russia 'Very Close.'" Read it here

May 6, 2008 - Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asia Studies, wrote an op-ed for The Guardian entitled, "Burma's Burden." Read it here

May 5, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Iran Must Finally Pay a Price." Read it here

May 4, 2008 - Da Wei, visiting associate in the China Studies Program, was mentioned in a Washington Times article entitled, "Letter From Lhasa." Read it here

May 2, 2008 - Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program, was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, "Balance of Power: A New Group Counters Leftist Agitprop in Middle East Studies." Read it here

May 2, 2008 - Da Wei, visiting associate in the China Studies Program, wrote an article for Asia Times Online entitled, "China's Pride Versus Western Prejudice." Read it here

May 1, 2008 - Riordan Roett, director of the Latin American Studies Program, was mentioned in a Marketplace article entitled, "Goal! Brazil Scores Higher Credit Rating." Read it here

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