Press Releases

EXPERT ADVISORY Following a Jan. 24 appeal ruling that upholds a corruption conviction against former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dr. Riordan Roett, Director of the Latin American Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), is available...

EXPERT ADVISORY While the ultimate magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions associated with natural gas production systems is still unknown, life cycle assessments (LCA) of electricity generation does not only depend on fuel sources. Country-level infrastructure and assumptions about fuel displacement...

EXPERT ADVISORY The election of U.S. President Donald Trump, the rise of China and Russia as regional powers, and the erosion of U.S. military dominance has America at an inflection point. The United States is facing its most serious security threats since the Cold War and the foundation of its...

EXPERT ADVISORY U.S. policy in Pakistan must take into account China’s growing influence in South Asia, argues Dr. Daniel S. Markey, Academic Director of the Global Policy Program and Senior Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). As...

EXPERT ADVISORY In recent weeks, Pakistan has seen state capitulation to radical protesters who held an entrance to Islamabad under siege, a renewed display of the army’s power, and further weakening of its civilian government. “This political turbulence follows a repeating pattern over Pakistan’s...

EXPERT ADVISORY How does globalization influence domestic development policies and the allocation of government resources in an authoritarian country like China? A new study by Ling Chen, Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, finds that government support of domestic upgrades in...

EXPERT ADVISORY Emerging economies are critical to addressing the threat of climate disruption, according to a new paper by Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment and Founding Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP...

EXPERT ADVISORY As Zimbabwe’s military maintains control of the country and detains its longtime leader, experts at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are available to discuss the legacy of President Robert Mugabe and future leadership of the southern...

MEDIA ADVISORY  “Reflections on America and the World in the Trump Era,” with The Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, will be hosted at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The event is presented by the David H. Bernstein Forum, launched in fall 2017...

EXPERT ADVISORY Following an anti-corruption sweep, resignation of a prominent leader, and escalating conflict with its Middle East neighbor, experts at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are available to discuss the consequences of the political tensions...