Category Regional

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Will China’s Leadership Transition Lead to a New Cross-Strait Policy?

The SAIS Review
February 2, 2013

Cristina Garafola and Bao-chiun “Jingbo” Jing assess the potential for improved cross-Strait relations under China's new leader Xi Jinping and Taiwan's incumbent president Ma Ying-jeou.

Asia Pacific, Economics, North America, Policy & Politics

The 2012 Presidential Election and U.S.-China Relations

The SAIS Review
September 5, 2012

In her op-ed, Molly Silver examines the candidates' rhectoric on China and its implications for U.S.-China relations.

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Governance & Law, Policy & Politics

Xi Jinping and the Challenges of Chinese Leadership

The SAIS Review
June 10, 2012

Bernard Geoxavier examines the upcoming changes in Beijing's leadership process, informed by his research at the Hopkins Nanjing Center on the domestic political determinants of Chinese foreign policy.

Asia Pacific, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

North Korea: A Provocation? No, A Predetermined Path

The SAIS Review
May 31, 2012

Why is there a repeated cycle but never a progress when negotiating with North Korea? Soo kook Kim provides her analysis in light of North Korea's recent provocations.

Asia Pacific, Book Reviews, Economics, Governance & Law, North America, Policy & Politics

In A G-Zero World, It’s Every Nation For Itself

The SAIS Review
May 16, 2012

Devin Stewart reviews Ian Bremmer's new book, "Every Nation For Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World."

Asia Pacific, Economics, Governance & Law, Interviews, North America, Policy & Politics

The Global Leadership Vacuum: An Interview with Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group

The SAIS Review
May 10, 2012

The SAIS Review’s Editor-in-Chief, Joshua Grundleger, and Senior Editor, Sean Creehan, recently sat down with Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consulting firm. Dr. Bremmer discussed the outlook for 2012 and the hidden risks that face…

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Policy & Politics

Post-Inaugural Tension

The SAIS Review
May 7, 2012

Ivan Khilko analyzes the political situation in Russia following Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin.

Economics, Europe, Policy & Politics

Britain, Europe, Scotland – and the Economist

The SAIS Review
May 7, 2012

Ted R. Bromund, Adjunct Professor with the Strategic Studies Program at SAIS, and Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, examines the rise of Euroscepticism in post-war Great Britain.

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Photo Essays, Policy & Politics

Democracy in Action: A Campaign Rally from the 2012 Taiwanese Presidential Elections

May 3, 2012

Our first meeting on the election study trip took us to AIT, the American Institute in Taiwan. Unfortunately, Professor Freeman was unable to make her connecting flight in Japan but she met up with us later in the afternoon. Photo…

Africa, Civil Society, Middle East, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Terror in the Sinai: An End to Israeli-Egyptian Peace?

The SAIS Review
April 26, 2012

Growing terrorism in the Sinai peninsula is threatening peace between Egypt and Israel, a key stabilizer in the Middle East.

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Economics, Interviews, Middle East, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Strategic Vision: An Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski

The SAIS Review
April 4, 2012

The SAIS Review chats with former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski about his new book, Strategic Vision, and some of the most pressing issues—American decline, Iran, and China—facing today’s policy-makers.

Civil Society, International Development, Middle East, Security & Conflict

Iraq’s Post-American Future: Requiem for an Occupation

March 28, 2012

In this three-part series, Nate Rosenblatt, a 2009 SAIS graduate, discusses his experience building an American-style university in Iraq. In the first part of the series, Nate looks back at the difficulties faced by the Americans during the occupation. In his subsequent posts, he reflects on the future of an independent Iraq, and examines the role that America might play in the wake of its $750 trillion dollar investment in Iraq’s future.