Category Governance & Law

Civil Society, Economics, Governance & Law

Open Government Data Fuels Private Sector Innovation: Data Jams, Hackathons and Datapaloozas

The SAIS Review
March 12, 2014

What happens when you put dozens of energy specialists, technology experts and government policymakers in a room? Senior Editor Lauren Caldwell discusses open government data initiatives -- including datapaloozas, data jams and hackathons -- with a Department of Energy Presidential Innovation Fellow.

Asia Pacific, Governance & Law, Interviews, Middle East, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

An Interview with Yaniv Barzilai

The SAIS Review
February 21, 2014

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.

Africa, Economics, Events, Governance & Law, Security & Conflict

Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges Panel

The SAIS Review
December 30, 2013

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.

Africa, Economics, Governance & Law, Interviews, Security & Conflict

An Interview with Vanda Felbab-Brown

The SAIS Review
December 9, 2013

Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, discusses her research on piracy, enforcement and illegal fishing with Assistant Editor Bartholomew Thanhauser.

Economics, Events, Governance & Law, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

SAIS Review of International Affairs Summer/Fall 2013 Launch Event

The SAIS Review
December 1, 2013

Please join the SAIS Review for a launch event on Monday, December 9th at 4:30 PM in the Rome Auditorium. Light refreshments will be served! RSVP to sais.review@gmail.com OR on our Facebook event page.

Governance & Law, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Gauging the Foreign and Domestic Impacts of Snowden’s Revelations

The SAIS Review
November 21, 2013

Tyler Owens, a second-year MA student at SAIS, discusses the effects of the NSA spying scandal on data security and international public opinion.

Africa, Governance & Law, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Somali Autonomy and the Failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force

The SAIS Review
November 12, 2013

Evan Fowler, a second-year master's candidate at SAIS, examines the political and economic forces that contributed to the rise of piracy in Somalia, and the failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force in combating piracy.

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, 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…

Governance & Law, Middle East, Security & Conflict

Sovereignty and Responsibility in Syria

Trudy Fraser
March 28, 2012

In the Spring of 2011, the world watched as a generation of Tunisians and Egyptians took to the streets in revolutions that eventually toppled the regimes against which they were protesting. The Arab Spring uprisings spread across the Middle East and eventually into Syria where protestors have been met by the resolute and armed conviction of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad that he will not be removed from power. Over 7,000 people have so far died in the Syrian uprising; in the city of Homs the sidewalks run red with blood.

Civil Society, Economics, Europe, Governance & Law, North America, Policy & Politics

Democracies Can Hit the Pause Button

Jessica Einhorn
March 26, 2012

Democracies on both sides of the Atlantic are facing challenges -- causing chatter amongst pundits about decline or dissolution.