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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- Copyright: 2012
Podcasts:
Robert Hormats, U.S. under secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs; Juan Miranda, director general of the Central and West Asia Department at the Asia Development Bank; Sham Bathija (via videoconference), senior economic adviser to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai; and Frederick Starr (moderator), chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at SAIS, discussed, "The United States' 'New Silk Road' Strategy: What Is It? Where Is It Headed?' on Thursday, September 29.
Robert Thompson, visiting scholar in the SAIS Energy, Resources and Environment and International Development programs, spoke at SAIS about “The Challenge of Feeding Nine Billion by Mid-Century” on Friday, October 7.
Georg Sorensen, Professor, International Politics and Economics, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Virginio Merola - Mayor of Bologna, Italy
Charles F. Doran, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of International Relations, Director of the Global Theory and History Program, Director of the Center for Canadian Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, Washington DC, USA
Vera Negri Zamagni, Chair and Professor of Economic History, University of Bologna, Italy; Professor of Economic History, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center, Italy
Anna Ottani Cavina, Professor of Art History and Chair of the Department of Visual Arts, University of Bologna, Italy; Director, Fondazione Federico Zeri, Bologna, Italy; Adjunct Professor of Italian Art History, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center, Italy
Gianfranco Pasquino, Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna, Italy; Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center, Italy
Sean Kay, Professor of Politics and Government, Chair of International Studies, Ohio Wesleyan University, USA
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, discused "NATO: A Changing Alliance in a Changing World" on Thursday, May 12.
Various speakers discussed "Nigeria's 2011 Elections: Achievements, Problems and Prospects" on Tuesday May 10. Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria and former vice chancellor of Bayero University, gave the forum's keynote address on "Challenges of Conducting Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Nigeria."
Fuad Siniora, former prime minister of Lebanon and currently a member of Lebanese Parliament and head of the Future Parliamentary Bloc, discussed "The Arab Spring and the Future of the Middle East?" on Wednesday, May 4.
On Tuesday, May 3, SAIS hosted a daylong conference entitled, "Transatlantic Agenda for Natural Gas Supplies.” Jonathan Elkind, principal deputy assistant secretary of Energy for Policy and International Energy, delivered the morning keynote address on “Natural Gas: A Bridge Fuel or an Obstacle to a Sustainable Energy Future?"
Deborah McCarthy, U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, discussed "Current Economic Priorities in U.S. Foreign Policy" on Friday, April 29.
Dani Rodrik, Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, discussed "The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy" on Thursday, April 28.
