Category Special Content
“Sustaining the Millennium: Global Development from the MDGs to Post-2015.”
“Policy by Numbers: How Big Data is Transforming Security, Governance, and Development.”
Who Owns the Future?: The Tyranny of Dead Labor in the Digital Age
J. Patrick Zubin, a second-year MA student at SAIS, discusses the effects of automation on the information economy and labor in this book review of Jaron Lanier's "Who Owns the Future?"
False Positives and Spurious Correlations: An Interview with Professor Mark White
What's wrong with big data? Is its use causing more mistakes? Professor Mark White discusses the negative implications of the newest trend in research with SAIS Review Assistant Editor Kyle Johnson.
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.
An Interview with Yaniv Barzilai
SAIS alumnus Yaniv Barzilai, a foreign service officer at the United States Department of State, discusses his recent book, 102 Days of War - How Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban Survived 2001.
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.
Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges Panel
On December 9th, the SAIS Review welcomed Caitlyn Antrim, James Bridger, and William Komiss for the "Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges" panel in Rome Auditorium.