Chris Sands S'94 recently wrote a reflection on an argument made by George Washington University professor Henry Nau in the current issue of Commentarymagazine about U.S. foreign policy, applying his model to recent U.S. foreign policy regarding North America.

On May 17, the CNAS Board of Directors announced their appointment of Richard Fontaine S'02, a leading expert on foreign policy and national security issues, as the new President for the organization.

Marion Blakey, President of the Aerospace Industries Association and former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, was quoted in the May 15 issue of the Washington Post on issues tied to the economy and budget. Blakey took courses as a non-degree student at SAIS from 1971 to 1973.

MSA, an organization that gathers and analyzes vending sales and other retail sales data, just named Armeen Gould B'81, S'84 to be their new director of business development in business analysis. Gould brings 20 years of industry experience to the organization.

Thitinan Pongsudhirak S'92 published an article in the Wall Street Journal on May 6, "From Truce to Reconciliation in Thailand," where he reviews Thaksin's continued influenced in Thailand and how things might need to evolve for the country.

Megaphone Barons is a band formed by three SAIS alumni, Christopher Lewis B’08, S’09, Timothy Preston S’10 and Daniil Davydoff B’08, S’09. On April 17, the band released their new music video, Send Somebody Else.

SAIS alumna, Susannah Hopkins Leisher S’92, just completed a year of living in the Appalachian woods with her husband and three young sons, where they experienced the wonders of hiking, beautiful waters, cooking natural foods and sleeping under the stars.

Chad Prosser S'92 is one of eight republican candidates for the 7th Congressional District of South Carolina.

Can Germany do enough, quickly enough to turn things around for Europe and the world? Matthias Mattijhis B'02, S'03, Ph.D. '08 recently published an article addressing this very question.

A resident of Shanghai, Mishi Saran N'92, has published her second book, The Other Side of Light, and recently returned from its launch celebration in Delhi, India.