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Johns Hopkins SAIS to host David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, for a virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on May 10

Monday, April 26, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), for a virtual conversation on the global refugee crisis as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Monday, May 10. Miliband, author of Rescue: Refugees and the...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Fiona Hill, former U.S. National Security Council official, for a virtual conversation with Dean Cohen on May 4

Thursday, April 22, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Fiona Hill, former U.S. National Security Council official, for a virtual discussion as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Tuesday, May 4. Hill, who is currently the Robert Bosch Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, for a virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on May 3

Thursday, April 22, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYJohns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, for a virtual conversation as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Monday, May 3. Haass, author of the 2020 New York Times bestseller The World: A Brief Introduction, will...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host the Zbigniew Brzezinski Initiative’s inaugural lecture, featuring Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, on April 28

Monday, April 19, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY On Wednesday, April 28, Johns Hopkins SAIS will host the Zbigniew Brzezinski Initiative’s inaugural lecture titled, “Subtle Dimensions of National Power – The U.S. in a Post-Pandemic World.” featuring Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense. As part of the lecture, Panetta...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Jennifer Nuzzo, lead epidemiologist for the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, for a virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on April 20

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYJohns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Jennifer Nuzzo, lead epidemiologist for the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 20. Nuzzo, who co-developed the Global Health Security Index, will join Cohen for a discussion...

SAIS-CARI to host seventh annual conference, “China’s Overseas Lending in Comparative Perspective,” as a weekly virtual series from April 6 to May 18

Monday, April 5, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY The SAIS China Africa Research Initiative (SAIS-CARI) will hold its seventh annual conference titled, “China’s Overseas Lending in Comparative Perspective,” as a weekly virtual series starting Tuesday, April 6 and ending Tuesday, May 18. The weekly series will feature expert...

Johns Hopkins SAIS Merrill Center and Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy to host 2021 Conference on Civil-Military Relations on April 7 and 8

Monday, March 29, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS and Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy will host the 2021 student-led conference on civil-military relations on April 7 and 8: “Politics, Protests, and the Post-Pandemic World: Civil-Military...

Johns Hopkins SAIS Professor Daniel Honig publishes research examining relationship between management practices and worker motivation

Monday, March 29, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYStudies show government agencies actively seek employees with intrinsic motivation since they are usually more productive, possess a diverse skillset, and demonstrate a willingness to take on new tasks. To examine how an employee’s intrinsic motivation is influenced by a government...

SAIS-CARI and Boston University Global Development Policy Center to announce drop in Chinese Lending to Africa in 2019; management transfer of Chinese Loans to Africa Database

Monday, March 29, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY New data derived from the Chinese Loans to Africa Database shows Chinese loan commitments to African countries dropped 30 percent in 2019 to $7 billion, down from $9.9 billion in 2018. Lending to historically large borrowers that have negotiated debt relief with China, including...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Hopkins-Nanjing Center 35th anniversary event, featuring Robert Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Zhengyu Huang, president of the Committee of 100, on March 29

Monday, March 22, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYOn March 29, Johns Hopkins SAIS will host a panel discussion titled, “A Special Relationship in Transition: U.S.-China Power Dynamics in the Emerging 21st Century,” featuring Robert Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Zhengyu Huang, president of the Committee of 100. This...