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:
Kevin Quigley, president of the National Peace Corps Association and former professorial lecturer in the SAIS International Development Program; and SAIS graduates Jill Miller, deputy director of the Civil Society Development Division at IREX; Matthew Breman, director of the Africa Program at Chemonics; and Eric Melby, founding member of the Scowcroft Group, discussed "The Peace Corps at 50: How Far Will You Go?" on Wednesday, April 27.
Francis Fukuyama, senior fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute and Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University; Adam Garfinkle, editor of The American Interest; Michael Woolcock, lead social development specialist for the World Bank’s Development Research Group; and Cinnamon Dornsife (moderator), acting director of the SAIS International Development Program, discussed Fukuyama’s new book, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution.
Said T. Jawad, diplomat-in-residence in the SAIS South Asia Studies Program and former Afghan ambassador to the United States, discussed "Afghanistan: Transition, Reconciliation and Exit Strategy" on Thursday, April 21.
Ron Kirk, United States trade representative, participated in a Q&A session on Wednesday, April 20, with SAIS students and Matthias Matthijs, a professorial lecturer in the SAIS International Economics Program, serving as moderator.
Raghuram Rajan, professor of finance at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, discussed his recent book, Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy, on Friday, April 15.
On Monday, April 11, SAIS hosted a conference on “Myanmar and the Two Koreas: Dangers and Opportunities." David Albright, physicist and president of the Institute for Science and International Security; Robert Kelley, nuclear engineer and former U.S. Department of Energy affiliate; Alexandre Y. Mansourov, visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS (USKI); Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard, president of the Korea Economic Institute and former U.S. ambassador to and special envoy for negotiations to Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Andrew Selth, research fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute of Griffith University; and Joel Wit (moderator), visiting scholar at USKI, discussed "Security Cooperation Between Myanmar and North Korea."
Michael J. Green, senior adviser and Japan chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and associate professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; Joseph Y. Yun, deputy assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; and William M. Wise (moderator), acting director of the SAIS Southeast Asia Studies Program, discussed "What It All Means: Implications of North and South Korean Relations With Myanmar."
Lindsey Graham, Republican senator from South Carolina and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discussed "American Foreign Policy: A View From the Senate" on Wednesday, April 6.
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson Spoke on Africa at SAIS on March 31 Johnny Isakson, Republican senator from Georgia and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on African Affairs, discussed "American Foreign Policy and Africa" on Thursday, March 31.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed "Perspectives on the Global Security Environment" during the 2011 Rostov Lecture on International Affairs on Thursday, March 31.
Riordan Roett, director of the SAIS Latin American Studies Program; Arie Kapteyn, director of the Labor and Population Program and senior economist at the RAND Corporation; Renato Veras, professor at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and director of the Open University for Studies on the Elderly at AARP; and Raquel Egusquiza (moderator), vice president of multicultural markets at AARP, discussed "Aging in Latin America: Implications for Growth, Development and Relations With the United States" on Wednesday, March 30 as part of the "Year of Demography" at SAIS.
Chung Mong Joon, member of the Korean National Assembly, Korea chair of the U.S.-Korea Inter-Parliamentary Council and a SAIS graduate, discussed "Korea's New Security Paradigm" on Tuesday, March 29.
On Tuesday, March 29, SAIS hosted a discussion on "Public Diplomacy and Social Media in Latin America" featuring Judith McHale, U.S. under secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and Nelson Cunningham, chair of NDN's Latin America Policy Initiative. The event also featured a panel discussion with Christopher Sabatini, senior director of policy at the Americas Society and Council of the Americas; Carlos Ponce, Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy; Oscar Salazar, founder and CEO of Citivox and co-founder of Cuidemos el Voto; Ricardo Amado Castillo, consultant and researcher with George Washington University; and Sam DuPont (moderator), policy analyst at NDN and the New Policy Institute
Lee Jae-oh, Korean minister of special affairs, discussed "Leadership Matters: The U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance in the Lead Up to 2012" on Tuesday, March 29 at the National Press Club, followed by a panel discussion featuring Karl Jackson, director of Asian Studies at SAIS; Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation; and Meredith Broadbent, senior adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
On Friday, March 18, Frederick Starr, chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute; Eldar Ismailov, founder and chairman of the Institute of Strategic Studies of the Caucasus; and Nazim Muzaffarli, editor-in-chief of The Caucasus and Globalization Journal and former parliament member in Azerbaijan, discussed a new study entitled, Basic Principles for the Rehabilitation of Azerbaijan's Post-Conflict Territories. Jahangir Hajiyev, chairman of the International Bank of Azerbaijan and co-chair of the Britain-Azerbaijan Business Council, provided commentary and announced Azerbaijan’s commitment of $60 billion for post-conflict reconstruction.
