North Korea: A Provocation? No, A Predetermined Path
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.
In A G-Zero World, It’s Every Nation For Itself
Devin Stewart reviews Ian Bremmer's new book, "Every Nation For Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World."
The Global Leadership Vacuum: An Interview with Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group
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.
Post-Inaugural Tension
Ivan Khilko analyzes the political situation in Russia following Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin.
Britain, Europe, Scotland – and the Economist
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.
Democracy in Action: A Campaign Rally from the 2012 Taiwanese Presidential Elections
Terror in the Sinai: An End to Israeli-Egyptian Peace?
Growing terrorism in the Sinai peninsula is threatening peace between Egypt and Israel, a key stabilizer in the Middle East.
Strategic Vision: An Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski
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.
Iraq’s Post-American Future: Requiem for an Occupation
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.
Sovereignty and Responsibility in Syria
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.
Democracies Can Hit the Pause Button
Democracies on both sides of the Atlantic are facing challenges -- causing chatter amongst pundits about decline or dissolution.