Press Releases
JHU SAIS and CSIS to Host Water and Agriculture Conference
The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a one-day conference, "Water and Agriculture: Implications for Development and Growth," on Monday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.John Briscoe,...
JHU SAIS Scholars James Mann Publishes New Book on President Reagan and End of Cold War
Washington, D.C.-03/10/2009 - James Mann, Foreign Policy Institute author-in-residence at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has recently published The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War. In The Rebellion of...
President Obama Intends to Nominate SAIS Scholar Esther Brimmer to Senior State Department Position
Washington, D.C.-03/9/2009 - President Barack Obama announced on 03/6 his intent to nominate Esther Brimmer, a scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), to serve as assistant secretary of State for International Organizations.
Brimmer is...
World Bank Chief Economist Justin Lin to Speak About China and the Global Financial Crisis at JHU SAIS
Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist and senior vice president at the World Bank, will speak at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Wednesday, 03/4 at 5:15 p.m. Lin, who also founded the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University, will discuss...
JHU SAIS to Host Darfur Film Event With Journalist Nick Clooney
The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host a film screening and discussion of "A Journey to Darfur" with veteran journalist Nick Clooney on Wednesday, 03/4 at 12:30 p.m. "A Journey to Darfur" is a documentary that chronicles the 2006 trip...
Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson to Speak About Global Energy Security at JHU SAIS
Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will speak at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Thursday, 02/5 at 1 p.m. Jackson, who also serves as a vice chairman of...
Former Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. Joins JHU SAIS as Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Washington, D.C.-01/21/2009- Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr. is joining the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) as a distinguished visiting scholar. Paulson, who served since 07/2006 as the 74th Treasury secretary, plans...
JHU SAIS to Host Book Event With Azar Nafisi and Scott Simon
The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host a forum, "Things I've Been Silent About: A Book Discussion About Politics and the Challenges of Literature" on Monday, 01/26 at 7 p.m.
The event will feature a discussion with best-selling authors...
JHU SAIS Scholar Azar Nafisi Publishes New Memoir on Life in Iran
Washington, D.C.-12/30/2008-Best-selling author Azar Nafisi, executive director of Cultural Conversations and a professorial lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has written a new memoir, Things I've Been Silent About. Random House...
Publication of 2008 Issue of SAISPHERE Magazine
The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has published the 2008 issue of its annual magazine, SAISPHERE. In this year's issue we asked several members of the SAIS faculty, scholar and alumni community to explore the theme, "Water: The New Reality"...