Event Recap Listings

Senior Diplomat Discusses the Importance of Public Service at Alumni Speaker Series Event
Speakers: Marta Costanzo Youth (principal deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration), Khadija Hill (associate dean, Development and Alumni Relations), Tina Wong (American Foreign Service Association)

Iraqi PM: Relationship with U.S. Key Amid Middle East Conflict
Speakers: James B. Steinberg (Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS), Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani

The Vital Connection Between The Amazon Basin And Global Security
Speakers: Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

As Tensions Rise With China, U.S. Should Focus on Commonalities, Not Differences
Speakers: David M. Lampton

Democracy Under Duress: Panelists Discuss Coups in Africa
Speakers: Chiedo Nwankwor, Jide Martyns Okeke, Chidi Anslem Odinkalu, Nate Allen, Kholood Khair, Fatma Ahmed

Strong Alumni Connections Celebrated at 2024 Reunion Weekend

Is Putin A Weak Strongman? The Difficult Balancing Act Of Russia’s Personalist Autocracy
Speakers: Lisel Hintz, Timothy Frye

Three Opportunities for Latin America to Help Address Pressing Global Issues
Speakers: Ilan Goldfajn

Senior Qatari Diplomat Discusses Country’s Role in International Dispute Resolution
Speakers: Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi (minister of state in Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs), SAIS Dean James Steinberg

Two Years After Russia's Invasion, The Stakes In Ukraine Could Not Be Higher
Speakers: James B. Steinberg (Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS), Mary Sarotte, Sergey Radchenko, Marina Henke, Nora Bensahel