By Mary Hopkins and Jacob Levitan On Nov. 10, 2020, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders met in Moscow to sign a Russian-mediated ceasefire that ended the 2nd Nagorno-Karabakh War. One year on, two Johns Hopkins SAIS organizations -- the Global Security and Conflict Management Club and the Central Asia and Caucasus Club -- organized a panel... Continue Reading →
The United States Lost in Afghanistan. Did Anyone Win?
By Jacob Levitan The United States withdrew its last soldiers from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021. By August 15, the Taliban entered Kabul, marking the end of a week-long campaign that saw them conquer Afghanistan. Officials from Beijing, Moscow, and Islam gloated on how the mighty American empire had been humbled. After 20 years and... Continue Reading →
Editorial: The Insurrection Will Be Live Streamed
By Adam DuBard The Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, was an event completely without precedent, and one that captured the nation’s attention immediately. Following a rally where President Trump and several of his closest supporters, including several members of Congress, spoke, thousands of Trump supporters marched from the White House to Capitol Hill.... Continue Reading →
Court of Repeal: How the Supreme Court Might Impact Hopkins Healthcare
By Richard Pedersen The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare. Their ruling could have a significant impact on the health coverage of SAIS students, as well as much of the broader American public. State attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General... Continue Reading →
Where does the Democratic Party go from here?
By Adam DuBard The Democratic Party and its base were faced with an unfortunate dilemma in the wake of the November 2020 elections. With the votes all counted, how were Democratic voters meant to evaluate the electoral results? Yes, priority number one had been accomplished with Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump, and two Senate... Continue Reading →
Elected Women of Color in the US: Opportunities and Challenges
By Qianrong Ding While Kamala Harris’s ascension to power will likely inspire more women of color to participate in politics, significant challenges remain. We interviewed SAIS students and Dr. Chiedo Nwankwor, the Director of SAIS Women Lead and lecturer with the African Studies Program, for more insights. U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks in Wilmington,... Continue Reading →
Court of Repeal: How the Supreme Court Might Impact Hopkins Healthcare
By Richard Pedersen The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare. Their ruling could have a significant impact on the health coverage of SAIS students, as well as much of the broader American public. State attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General... Continue Reading →
COVID-19: Recession & Recovery
How much money should the government spend? By Leif Olson During the October 6th meeting of the National Association for Business Economics, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the risk of the government spending designed to pull the economy out of the recession is small. Powell has perhaps been more outspoken about fiscal policy... Continue Reading →
Has the American Media learned Anything Over the Last Four Years?
By Adam DuBard The 2016 presidential election was a shocking upset by all accounts. Apart from a few outliers, most media pundits and political experts predicted a Hillary Clinton win. Only two significant polls predicted a Donald Trump victory, and Nate Silver, the vaunted pollster guru, gave Trump a 28.6 percent chance at victory. Clinton’s... Continue Reading →
Foreign Policy and Voting: Do Presidential Candidates Waltz Before Blind SAISers?
By Zach Wheeler In 1989, John H. Aldrich of Duke University outlined three conditions which must be present to enable an American to weigh considerations of foreign policy while voting: voters must possess a fundamental attitude toward foreign affairs, voters must have an ability to analyze issues in foreign affairs, and candidates must present voters... Continue Reading →