Johns Hopkins SAIS Events
Summary: The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) located in Washington, D.C., Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China a division of Johns Hopkins University, is a leading graduate school of international affairs. Every year, SAIS brings world leaders, both in government and business, to the school to discuss the pressing international issues of the day. A selection of these events are now available to the public in the form of this podcast.
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Podcasts:
Mohamed Elmenshawy, director of the Languages and Regional Studies Program at the Middle East Institute; Nancy Okail, director of Freedom House’s Egypt Programs; Anwar El-Sadat (via Skype), president of the Reform and Development Party in Egypt; and Ruth Wedgwood (moderator), director of the SAIS International Law and Organizations Program, participated in a panel discussion on “Revolution Under Siege: Is There Hope for Egypt’s Democratic Transition?” on Monday, June 25.
Experts from Afghanistan, Austria, France, Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S. discussed "Cultural Heritage vs. Mining on the New Silk Road? Finding Technical Solutions for Mes Aynak and Beyond" at SAIS on Wednesday, June 5.
On Monday, June 4, SAIS hosted a daylong conference on “Disentangling Smart Power: Interests, Tools, Strategies,” featuring keynote speakers Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, and Esther Brimmer, U.S. assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
Washington Mayor Vincent Gray and Jae Ku, director of the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, were among the featured speakers at an event celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Thursday, May 31.
Haim Malka, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Middle East Program deputy director; Leila Hilal, the New American Foundation’s Middle East Task Force co-director; Matthew Hodes, former director of the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program; Carolin Goerzig, SAIS Conflict Management Program visiting fellow; and Claudia Hofmann (moderator), Chatham House and SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations visiting fellow.
Tim Geithner, U.S. Treasury secretary and a 1985 SAIS graduate, delivered the school’s 2012 commencement address on Thursday, May 24.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, spoke about "Intellectual Life in Today's Iran and Links With Central Asia" at SAIS on Wednesday, May 16.
James Borel, executive vice president of DuPont, discussed “Finding Solutions to Feed the World,” as part of the “Year of Agriculture” at SAIS on Wednesday, May 9.
On Tuesday, May 1, Ebrahim Rasool, South African ambassador to United States, gave the keynote address as part of a two-day conference on "The New African Democracy: Information Technology and Political Participation.”
Malcolm Knight, vice chairman of Deutsche Bank, spoke about “Surmounting the Financial Crisis: Canadian and American Banks Contrasted” at the inaugural event of the “Canada-U.S. Enders Lecture Series” at SAIS on Thursday, May 3.
Maria Otero, U.S. under secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights and a SAIS graduate, discussed \"The Open Government Partnership: A Progress Report\" on Thursday, April 26.
Francisco González, Riordan Roett Senior Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, discussed his new book, “Creative Destruction? Economic Crises and Democracy in Latin America” on Thursday, April 26.
Daniel Poneman, U.S. deputy secretary of Energy, gave the keynote address at the \"Transatlantic Energy Futures: The Changing Energy Mix\" conference on Thursday, April 26.
Adair Turner, chairman of the U.K. Financial Services Authority, gave the annual Rostov Lecture on International Affairs at SAIS about “Shadow Banking, Prudential Risk and Social Value” on Thursday, April 19. Click here for prepared remarks from this event. Click here for a powerpoint from this event.
François Delattre, French ambassador to the United States; Salah Tekaya, Tunisian ambassador to the United States; and Hassine Dimassi, Tunisia’s finance minister; provided keynote remarks. Suzanne Maloney, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy; Omer Taspinar, a professorial lecturer in the SAIS European Studies Program and a Brookings Institution fellow; Julie Taylor, a RAND political scientist; and Manal Omar, director of Iraq, Iran and North Africa Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, discussed “The Arab Awakening: One Year Later” at SAIS on Wednesday, April 18.