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SAIS Review’s Newest Issue ‘The Revolution Will Be Televised: A Decade of Global Protest’ Available Online
Dapiran Observes a City on the Edge
Evaluating the Nature of the Putin Regime: A Book Review of Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West
In her book, Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West, former British investigative journalist Catherine Belton argues that the former KGB officer is determined to continue the Cold War in order to crush the West. The article evaluates Belton’s claims and logic on the nature of Putin’s regime.
SAIS Review’s Newest Issue ‘Ex Amicitia Pax: Diplomacy in Action’ Available Online
The Hacker and the State by Ben Buchanan
The Future of British Foreign Policy: Security and Diplomacy in a World After Brexit
SAIS Review’s Newest Issue ‘Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century’ Available For Free Online
Volume 39, Issue 2 of the SAIS Review of International Affairs seeks to address the topic of nuclear weapons and their role in the 21st century. To that end, the featured essays spotlight some of the most pressing issues affecting nuclear weapons and shaping their future impact on strategy and the world more generally.
The SAIS Review Interview with His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi is the Minister of Climate Change and Environment for the United Arab Emirates
On The Taming of Free Speech
In the 1920s, the ACLU brought civil liberties to the forefront of political discussion. Despite the Bill of Rights being in place, the inability of the judiciary to act on civil liberties caused constraints on the relationship between the state and its citizens. As a result, civil liberties had limited effects on society. As an example of the shifts in civil liberties, Weinrib focuses on the creation of the ACLU as an offshoot of the American Union Against Militarism (AUAM) with an agenda to press the U.S. government for the expansion of civil liberties during WWI. In doing so, the author illustrates the conflict between citizens and the state over civil liberties and the aim of the AUAM to create a balance between social interests and to promote civil liberties.
Book Launch: “Social Finance: Shadow Banking During the Global Financial Crisis” by Neil Shenai
Shenai presented his conventions-based theory of financial crises, and numerous current and former students participated in a wide-ranging discussion on the advantages of Shenai's model, the overall state of academic research on financial markets, and policy implications of Shenai's theory on financial regulation and managing risks in the global economy.
The Future of Diplomacy and the Hand of Social Media
Can governments eventually learn to better utilize and appreciate the growing influence of social media? The answer is not clear, and the future of diplomacy is yet to be written.