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Steering Through Uncertainty: A Conversation with Dean James Steinberg
In early November 2025, Public Service Fellows Krithiga Narayanan and Eamon Burke sat down with SAIS Dean James B. Steinberg, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor…
Former Italian Prime Minister and European Commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni appointed Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe.
The 2026 International Staff Ride selects Italy.
SAIS Europe Professors Dr. Amanda Sloat & Dr. Nathalie Tocci release Power & Purpose Podcast on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.
Political Scientist Nathalie Tocci named Professor of the Practice at SAIS Europe.
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South America Finally Has Leverage. It Must Use It.
For as long as I can remember, South America has complained about its own irrelevance.…
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First Round of Chile’s Presidential Election: A Political Landscape in Transition
Chile’s 2025 general election has not only confirmed the leading contenders anticipated by most polls,…
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Building Community as Praxis: A Semester with the Latin American Studies Club
Last year began with renewed vitality across the SAIS “The Americas” community, the umbrella that…
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Taiwan: An Epitome of Geopolitical Excellence
Taiwan, a small island nation in East Asia, is an economic powerhouse that cannot be…
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Olivia’s Reflection Piece for the SAIS Observer
It all began with a dream to change the world. To be bold, daring, and…
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History Does Not End. It Consolidates. China’s Strategy and the Erosion of Global Political Space.
Power, Hannah Arendt reminds us, is not domination. It arises from people acting together in…
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Painting Power: The Strategic Brushstrokes of BRI 2.0
Introduction: Painting Before Detailing Xi Jinping’s 2013 rise to the Chinese presidency marked a turning…
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The Catalysts for the Green Energy Mission: Climate Tech Startups
In Riverside County, CA, Intersect Power’s Oberon Solar + Storage Facility generates enough electricity to…
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The Logic of Contingency: How Accidents Shape History
When writing history, or indeed when doing any sort of analysis, the practice of organizing…
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Seeing the Whole Elephant: Inaugural SAIS Seminar Challenges Students to Rethink a World in Transition
First SAIS Seminar concludes on November 17, 2025, under the guidance of Prof. Narges Bajoghli…
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Nothing Happens in Isolation: Watching Governance Falter and Fail in “Homebound”
I recently had the chance to watch the movie “Homebound” over the break. This movie…
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Friction Without Rupture: How Libya Profits From a Divided Gulf
Over the past year, cargo planes have flooded dusty airstrips in eastern Libya, territory controlled…
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Japan’s First Female PM Takaichi’s Landslide in the Snap Election — and the “Three Ts” That Could Trip Her Up
Within just four months of taking office, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi achieved the largest…
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The Concept of “斩杀线” (zhǎn shā xiàn): The Execution Threshold
Recently, I was talking with some Chinese friends of mine when the term “斩杀线” (zhǎn…
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Why the Iranian Protests Didn’t Topple the Regime (Yet)
During the first weeks of 2026, Iran was rocked by arguably the most serious popular…