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.
SAIS Hosted Forum on Sovereign Wealth Funds on September 17 SAIS hosted a forum entitled "Sovereign Wealth Funds: Assessing the Risks and the Opportunities" on Wednesday, September 17, featuring Edwin Truman, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics; William Miracky, senior partner at the Monitor Group; Roger Leeds, SAIS research professor of International Finance; and Dorothy Sobol (moderator), SAIS senior adjunct professor of International Economics and Emerging Markets.
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 for more information.
Former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios Spoke at SAIS on September 12 Andrew Natsios, distinguished professor in practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and former USAID administrator, spoke at SAIS on Friday, September 12 about "Implementing Foreign Aid Programs: The Risks and Tradeoffs." Click here to download MP3.
SAIS Hosted Book Launch Discussion on the Future of Iraq Policy on September 10 On Wednesday, September 10, Linda Robinson, author-in-residence at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at SAIS and former U.S. News & World Report senior writer, discussed her new book entitled, Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search For a Way Out of Iraq. Robinson’s remarks were followed by a discussion featuring John Nagl, Center for a New American Security senior fellow and a retired Army officer who served in Iraq; Michael O’Hanlon, Brookings Institution senior fellow; and Thomas Keaney (moderator), Merrill Center acting director. Click here for more information.
