Bologna, Italy (OLD SITE, DO NOT USE)

Arkady Ostrovsky, Moscow Correspondent, The Economist; Bill Bowring, Professor of Law and Director LL.M/M.A. Human Rights, School of Law, Birkbeck College, London and Justin Frosini, SAIS Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law, discussed "The Pussy Riot and the Role of Media in Russian Protest" at SAIS Bologna on Monday, April 29.

Igor Livshits, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics; Academic Director, Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada , and Filippo Taddei, SAIS Assistant Professor of Economics, discussed "Sovereign Default and Banking" at SAIS Bologna on Thursday, May 2.

Stefaan Walgrave, Professor of Political Science, University of Antwerp, Belgium and Gianfranco Pasquino, James Anderson Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS, discussed "Populist Party Communication and Mass Media Coverage" at SAIS Bologna on Monday, May 6.

Justin Frosini, Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, Bologna, Italy, spoke about "A Constitutional Paradox? Ghana's (relatively) Peaceful Transition to Democracy" at SAIS Europe on Thursday, May 9 as part of the Research Brownbag Series.

Janne Elisabeth Nijman, Associate Professor of Public International Law, Amsterdam Center for International Law, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Marco Cesa, SAIS Professor of International Relations, discussed "Non-state Actors in International Relations and International Law" at SAIS Bologna on Thursday, May 9.

Anne Deighton, Professor of European International Politics, Department of Politics and International Relations; Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, U.K. and Mark Gilbert, SAIS Professor of History and International Studies, discussed "Insecurity in an Age of Social Change: the Cultural Cold War in Britain" at SAIS Bologna on Monday, May 13.

Ian Clark, E.H. Carr Professor of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, U.K., discussed "The Vulnerable in International Society" at SAIS Europe in Bologna on Thursday, September 26.

Xavier Vives, Professor of Economics and Financial Management, Abertis Chair of Regulation, Competition and Public Policy and Academic Director, Public-Private Sector Research Center, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain, discussed "Banking, Fragility and Regulation" at SAIS Europe in Bologna on Monday, September 30.

Carlos Seré, Associate Vice-President, Strategy and Knowledge Management Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome, Italy, discussed "Agricultural Small-holders in the Post 2015 World: Valuable Asset or Social Liability" at SAIS Europe in Bologna on Thursday, October 3.