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Engagement vs. Restraint: A Carnegie Squares Debate with Dr. Emma Ashford and Dr. Stephen Wertheim
Dr. Emma Ashford, research fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy at the CATO institute and Dr. Stephen Wertheim, Director of the Quincy Institute met with IPSCON Junior Scholars to explain the main points undergirding arguments for an American foreign policy based on engagement versus one based on restraint.
Professor Mary Elise Sarotte's contributions to the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
For the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Mary Elise Sarotte spoke at a series of events and was featured in major publications in the US and Germany.
Evaluating Trends in Nationalism: A Carnegie Squares Session with Dr. Alina Polyakova
Dr. Alina Polyakova spoke on the rise of nationalism in Europe in a seminar for IPSCON Junior Scholars interested in translating their PhD research into policy-making and policy-relevant careers.
Book Launch: “Exiting the Cold War; Entering a New World”
Kissinger Center professors Kristina Spohr and Mary Sarotte participated in a discussion on the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a new world order to celebrate the launch of a new book, "Exiting the Cold War, Entering a New World."
Book Salon for Professor Philip Zelikow’s To Build a Better World
The Kissinger Center hosted a salon dinner with SAIS students, academics, and practitioners and special guest Philip Zelikow, the White Burkett Miller Professor of History and J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the University of Virginia.
America and the future of Great Power Competition at Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus
The Kissinger Center hosted SAIS alumni Robert Work (MA '93), former deputy secretary of defense, and Richard Fontaine (MA '02), CEO of the Center for New American Security, at the Johns Hopkins Homewood undergraduate campus for a discussion, moderated by Professor Hal Brands, on the future of war and America's relationships with China and Russia.
American Policy in the Trump Era and Beyond at Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus
The Kissinger Center brought SAIS professors Hal Brands, Andrew Mertha, Adria Lawrence, and Matthias Matthijs to the Johns Hopkins University undergraduate Homewood campus in Baltimore to share their perspectives on U.S. foreign policy under President Trump and where it might go in the future, as well as preview the undergraduate courses the presenters will teach at Homewood during the spring 2020 semester.
Hal Brands publishes new book: The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush’s Decision to Surge in Iraq
Professor Hal Brands published a book The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush’s Decision to Surge in Iraq, co-edited with Timothy Andrews Sayle, Jeffrey A. Engel, and William Inboden.
The Future of US-Middle East Policy: A Carnegie Squares Session with Dr. Tamara Wittes
Dr. Tamara Wittes, Senior Fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, addressed the challenges in crafting impactful Middle East Policy in her seminar with IPSCON Junior Scholars.
Dr. Alexander Bick selected as a Wilson Center Fellow for 2019-2020
Dr. Alexander Bick, a Research Scholar at the Kissinger Center, was selected as a Wilson Center Fellow affiliated with the Middle East Program and the Kennan Institute for 2019 – 2020.