Category Editors’ Updates
“Sustaining the Millennium: Global Development from the MDGs to Post-2015.”
“Policy by Numbers: How Big Data is Transforming Security, Governance, and Development.”
The Big Data Backlash: News Roundup, March 31 – April 7
All big ideas face a backlash: big data is no different. This week, we're exploring common criticisms of the use of big data.
Big Data and You: Weekly Round-Up
This week's news on big data: privacy, public health, and the "scary" state of cybersecurity.
Supplement to the Summer/Fall 2013 Issue: Terror on the Seas: Assessing the Threat of Modern Day Piracy
Maritime piracy is a major post-Cold War challenge to U.S. and international security. While the Greater Gulf of Aden represents the face of modern maritime piracy, the threat is larger than just the Puntland region of Somalia and the Bab el-Mandeb waterway. Brandon Prins, Ursula Daxevker, and Amanda Sanford look at the current threats posed by modern-day piracy.
Seeking Student Submissions: Big Data
The SAIS Review of International Affairs is now seeking submissions from SAIS students on the topic of Big Data.
Editor’s Picks, December 30 – January 3
The best of the Internet on maritime resources and sovereignty for late December and early January.
Editor’s Picks: December 2-6
The best of the Internet on maritime security, ocean resources, and sovereignty for the week of December 2-6.
The Gordian Knot of Illicit Economies, Violent Conflict, Human Security, and Economic Development
On May 9th, the SAIS Review of International Affairs hosted Vanda Felbab-Brown, of the Brookings Institution, for a dynamic and engaging discussion of the illicit economy and how it relates to state-building, governance, and violence.
Who’s Afraid of the Informal Economy
The Foreign Policy Institute and the SAIS Review of International Affairs hosted a lecture by Robert Neuwirth on March 28th. He discussed the informal
economy as part of an inclusive and equitable development strategy.
SAIS Review Publishes New Issue on Hidden Risks
The SAIS Review of International Affairs has published its newest issue, Hidden Risks: Challenges for the International System. Risk—or the calculated probability that some undesirable outcome will occur—impacts nearly every aspect of our lives. In Hidden Risks, the SAIS Review seeks to foster a discussion on some of the risks that may be hidden, misunderstood, or woefully unaddressed by those who might be most affected by their realization.