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Happening this Thursday at SAIS: Join Foreign Policy Institute Fellow Edward P. Joseph for a timely conversation with Her Excellency Dr. Vjosa Osmani Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo. She’ll address Kosovo’s strategic relevance in U.S. priorities, regional security, and the future of the Balkans in a shifting global landscape.

Don’t miss this conversation on diplomacy, policy, and leadership. Register today: https://bit.ly/4lG149k

As part of the SAIS Women Lead capstone program, a team of four SAIS students traveled to Mexico City earlier this year to examine a growing but often overlooked threat to democracy: the social media-facilitated harassment of politically active women.

Read more about their capstone and how travel experiences shaped the team’s research on online harassment and women in politics. https://bit.ly/4ezWzek

Students Examine Women’s Political Participation and Gendered Political Violence in Study Trip to Mexico As part of the SAIS Women Lead capstone program, a team of four SAIS students traveled to Mexico City in April 2025 to examine a growing but often overlooked threat to democracy: the social media-facilitated harassment of politically active women.

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on China’s growing role as a global lender, Israel’s escalating confrontation with Iran, Tehran’s renewed interest in nuclear talks amid rising conflict, and more. https://bit.ly/4nf7jTg

In The News - Newsletter ‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

“The Looking Glass” podcast series, hosted by The SAIS Review of International Affairs with support from the Foreign Policy Institute, dives into disasters — both future risks and unfolding realities. This special mini-series is born out of an innovative SAIS course where students turn research into real-time conversations with global experts.

Swipe for powerful takeaways from some of the standout episodes. Make sure to check out The Looking Glass on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40q661F

Earlier this year, 50 Johns Hopkins SAIS students and faculty embarked on an ambitious international staff ride to Gibraltar and Morocco to study the World War II-era Operation Torch and the subsequent Casablanca Conference. From Gibraltar’s tunnels to Churchill’s villa in Casablanca, the experience offered lessons in leadership, diplomacy, and empathy.

Click the link to read more about this once in a lifetime travel opportunity.

SAIS Students Relive World War II History in Gibraltar and Morocco In March 2025, 50 Johns Hopkins SAIS students and faculty embarked on an ambitious international staff ride to Gibraltar and Morocco to study the World War II-era Operation Torch and the subsequent Casablanca Conference.

As Ben Buchanan, a renowned expert on artificial intelligence policy, completed the first semester of his tenure on the Johns Hopkins SAIS faculty, we reached out to learn more about his research interests, policy experience, and thoughts on the future of emerging technologies in global affairs. Click the link to read the full interview: https://bit.ly/45uvUNv

From the White House to SAIS: Ben Buchanan on the Future of AI Governance and Global Affairs As Ben Buchanan, a renowned expert on artificial intelligence policy, completed the first semester of his tenure on the Johns Hopkins SAIS faculty, we reached out to learn more about his research interests, policy experience, and vision for the future of emerging technologies in global affairs.

For two days in April 2025, students representing three SAIS degree programs—MAIR, MASCI, and MIPP—stepped out of the classroom and into the boots of United States Marine officer candidates during a high-intensity, 24-hour immersion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia.

“For me, this experience hammered home the great responsibility policymakers have towards those who serve,” said Kris Ho, a first-year MAIR student. Caitlin Rodriguez, a second year MAIR student, noted: “As a policy student, I spend a lot more time studying and engaging with policy leadership in the Washington, D.C. area, but I realize that most of the U.S. military lives and works outside the capital. Seeing how Marines operate within the relative bubble of Quantico highlighted the differences between military operations and military strategy.”

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SAIS Students Experience Officer Candidates School at Marine Corps Base Quantico From April 4-5, 2025, 15 Johns Hopkins SAIS students participated in one of the most grueling initiatives of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies.

"Not only do I learn through my classes and peers, but the ability to live in China and proximity to other Asian countries is an invaluable opportunity...I am continually stimulated and inspired to learn. It’s a really special environment like I’ve never experienced before,” says Abigail Copeland, a MAIS student at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center who's diving deeper into China studies, exploring global financial systems, and strengthening her professional language skills.

Read more about how living and learning in China has shaped her future — and why HNC offers a one-of-a-kind learning experience: https://sais.jhu.edu/news-press/student-stories/enjoying-constant-opportunity-learn

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on rising tensions amid U.S. visa crackdowns, challenges and prospects for peace in the Ukraine conflict, Trump’s executive orders on nuclear and climate regulations, and more. https://bit.ly/4kWOfqR

In The News - Newsletter ‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

Thank you for highlighting Amna Nawaz's inspiring words to our Class of 2025 🎓👏

The words of wisdom shared with the Class of 2025 by commencement speakers As graduates celebrate the end of the academic year and the beginning of a new journey, leaders, celebrities, thinkers and dignitaries have been delivering commencement speeches. We share some words of wisdom passed on to the class of 2025.

During the 2025 spring break, 16 Johns Hopkins SAIS students participated in a study trip to Colombia as part of their Latin America Research capstone, visiting the cities of Bogotá and Medellín. The trip offered an immersive view of Colombia’s most pressing challenges — including security, migration, foreign policy, the 2026 presidential elections, and the evolving U.S.–Colombia relationship.

Read more about the Colombia study trip and how on-the-ground experiences shaped the students’ research on security, migration, and U.S.–Colombia relations. https://bit.ly/3T8IIl8

“Now is not the time to step lightly or to hold back," said SAIS commencement speaker Amna Nawaz. "This is the time to lead boldly, to speak bravely. This is the time to use everything you have gained here [at SAIS] and bring it to bear.”

Calling on the SAIS graduates to hold on to “the same hope, the same courage that brought you to this day,” she added: “It will be enough to carry you forward. It will be enough to lift your voice above a chorus of cynics. It will be enough to light your way along darkened paths. It will be enough to stiffen your spine when all seems lost.”

Read more by clicking the link: https://bit.ly/4mqwcuZ