Press Releases

The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has named energy policy expert Johannes Urpelainen the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment. He will also serve as the Founding Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy...

MEDIA ADVISORY Government regulators lack the resources and data to manage over half of U.S. oil production, according to a new report by graduates and students of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with the environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action....

MEDIA ADVISORY The electric grid is one of the most critical infrastructure systems for modern life, but it is also one of the most vulnerable. The U.S. insurance industry has identified a $20–55 billion annual financial loss from power outages caused by flooding, hurricanes, and extreme...

EXPERT ADVISORY  A newly empowered U.S. Congress will hold the reins in the upcoming renegotiation talks for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), according to a new report by Christopher Sands, Director of the Center for Canadian Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of...

EXPERT ADVISORY Dr. Riordan Roett, Director of the Latin American Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), says Brazil’s political future remains uncertain after former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money...

The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has named Mara Karlin Associate Professor of the Practice of Strategic Studies and Associate Director of the Strategic Studies Program. She will also serve as Executive Director of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic...

EXPERT ADVISORY As political unrest and shortages of basic necessities continue to deepen the crisis in Venezuela, Dr. Riordan Roett, Director of the Latin American Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), is available to offer insight about the country’...

MEDIA ADVISORY The digital economy evokes the sense of a seamless global marketplace. But reality is different. The digital revolution may be global in its reach, but it is uneven in its effects. Connections matter in the digital world, and some countries and continents are connecting more than...

EXPERT ADVISORY Effective advocacy in strategic communications for international development is often necessary to achieve changes in budgetary allocations and shaping the implementation of programs or policies, according to a new paper by Tanvi Nagpal, Associate Director of International...

MEDIA ADVISORY  A Presentation on Northern European Security by His Excellency Peter Hultqvist, Minister for Defense of Sweden, will be hosted at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The presentation will be followed by a conversation with the Minister,...