This Week at SAIS [Oct. 27 – Nov. 1]

Former SAIS professor Francis Fukuyama will be returning to campus on Wednesday to talk about his new book "Political Order and Political Decay." (Photo: Wiki Commons) — Former SAIS professor Francis Fukuyama will be returning to campus on Wednesday to talk about his new book “Political Order and Political Decay.” (Photo: Wiki Commons)

Another week at SAIS means another week of excellent events.

Monday, October 27

“Food Security and Government Dysfunction: Can Progress Be Made in the Current Environment” Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman,10:30am, Kenney Herter Auditorium
“OECD’s Young Professionals Programme Presentation” 12:30pm, BOB500
“Offshore Control: A Strategy for the United States Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific” Retired Colonel T.X. Hammes,12:30pm, Rome 203
“Advancing U.S. – Nordic-Baltic Security Cooperation” 3pm, BOB500
“Designing a Peace Process: Lessons from a UN Mediator” Svens Koopmans, 4:30pm, Herter Room

Tuesday, October 28

“What did the U.S. – Africa Summit Mean for the Great Lakes Region?” David Gilmour, State Department, 9:30am, BOB500
“Public-Sector Agricultural Research Priorities for Sustainable Food Security” Gerald Nelson, 12:30pm, BOB736

Wednesday, October 29

“Building a Small International Non-Profit: Bikes for the World” Keith Oberg, ’77, 8am, Rome 812
“Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Globally” Panel Discussion, 9am, BOB500
“EES Current Event Seminar” 12:30pm, Rome 535
“Election Violence in Democratizing States: Africa in Comparative Perspective“12:30pm, BOB736
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York Information Session” 12:30pm, Nitze 417
“Five policy-relevant questions on the mind of a Fed policy maker” *Please note this event is completely off the record* 12:30pm, BOB500
“An Update on Argentina and the Debt Default Saga” Dr. Arturo Porzecanski,12:45pm, Nitze 517
“Political Order and Political Decay” Francis Fukuyama, 4:30pm, Kenney Herter Auditorium
“Thai Club Movie Night” 7:30pm, Rome 812

Thursday, October 30

“Clean Energy Fuels Presentation” John Somers ’03, 12:30pm, Career Services Conference Room
“WIN (Washington Interest in Negotiation) Meeting: Democratizing Negotiation” Bertram Spector, 12:30pm, Nitze 410
“Public-Private Partnership Related to Food and Health” Dr. Jonathan Marks,12:30pm, BOB736
“Conflict Management Program Field Trip Briefing: Colombia Peace Process“4:30pm, Nitze 417
“Change Agents: The Role of Women in Rebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies” Panel Discussion, 6pm, Kenney Herter Auditorium

Friday, October 31

“SAIS Christian Forum” 11am, Nitze 410
“Net Impact Club Panel Discussion with Walmart Senior Executive” Beth Keck ’85,12:15pm, Rome 203
“The Geopolitics of TTIP: Re positioning the Transatlantic Relationship for a Changing World” Panel Discussion,12:30pm, Kenney Herter
“LASP Club Happy Hour” 4pm, Nitze 410