Every year, SAIS Perspectives offers students the chance to participate in contests for cash prizes, attend insightful events, and publish their work on our digital platform with over 10,000 annual readers! 📲You can visit saisperspectives.com/connect to join our email list.

⛏️What challenges face a sustainable transition reliant on critical minerals? Tune into The Hopkins Green Tea’s latest episode "Master of: Aluminum" to learn about the role of critical minerals in the energy transition. 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/podcasts or tap the link in our bio

☀️☀️☀️ Perspectives is reopening its Summer Intern Series! We invite anyone who recently participated in an internship related to climate, development, or sustainability to submit. 📲📲📲 You can visit saisperspectives.com/howtosubmit or email our staff at [email protected].

👋Meet Morgan Wilsmann, our Editor-in-Chief. A second year MAIR student, Morgan is focusing on Technology and Innovation at SAIS. Stay tuned, as we will be introducing the rest of our 2023/24 editorial team throughout the week!

👋Meet Marilen Martin, Senior Editor & Events Manager. A second year MAIR student from Berlin, Germany, Marilen has spent time studying and working in Beijing, Russia, and Ukraine. She is focusing her studies on the political economy of climate change.

👋Meet Hannah Rosenthal, Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator. A second year MAIR student, Hannah has spent time working in consulting. She is focusing her studies on development, climate, and sustainability.

👋Meet Mirabai Venkatesh, Senior Editor & Communications Manager. A second year MAIR student, Mira has a background in political communications and public opinion research. She is focusing her studies on security, strategy, and statecraft in Southeast Asia.

👋Meet Massimo Guglietta, one of Perspectives’ new Editors! A first year MAIA student and Fulbright scholar studying in Bologna, Italy, Massimo previously worked for a digital publisher in New York. Massimo is currently focusing his studies on the ongoing migration crisis.

Perspectives is excited to launch its 2023/24 Annual Issue: “Towards A Just Transition,” and will now begin accepting rolling submissions! Visit saisperspectives.com/howtosubmit for more information (link in bio).

Announcing the launch of Perspectives’ 2023 Annual Photo Contest 📸: 🌌🌄🌆🎆🌁🌃🌇🏞️🎑🏙️ Participants are invited to submit up to ten photos for the chance to win various prizes! The deadline is Friday, October 13, 2023. 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/2023photos to learn more.

Nigerian journalist Evelyn Dan Epelle breaks down the importance of inclusive climate communication in realizing a #justtransition in the ✨first article✨ of our 2023/24 Annual Issue. 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/23-24issue to read her piece today!

First year MAIR student Xingyu Pu explores the capacity of debt-for-nature swap mechanisms to reduce global inequality & promote environmental justice. Check out her contribution to our 2023/24 Issue: Towards A ‘Just Transition.’ 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/23-24issue to read now!

Perspectives is excited to announce the list of prizes for its 2023 Annual Photo Contest— Participants will be eligible to win AMAZON GIFT CARDS WORTH UP TO $150, in addition to having their work featured in a photography exhibit! 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/2023photos to learn more!

➡️SAIS student Anne-Charlotte Frotté gives an insightful overview of Chile’s sustainable development potential in the latest installment of our ongoing Development, Climate, and Sustainability Blog. Visit saisperspectives.com/dcs-blog to read now!

5 DAYS LEFT to enter Perspectives’ 2023 Annual Photo Contest for the chance to win up to $150 USD in Amazon gift cards & more! Submit up to 10 photos of your choice before Friday, October 13. Visit saisperspectives.com/2023photos for more details.

MAIR student Sophie Egar and journalist Joseph Bouchard explore the environmental injustice of Brazil’s bauxite mining sector, highlighting the path towards equity amidst extraction. Read their piece in our 2023/24 Issue: Towards a ‘Just Transition.’ saisperspectives.com/23-24issue

MAIR student John Augé describes his summer spent implementing sustainability projects in Tuvalu. Visit saisperspectives.com/summer-interns… to read more about his journey on the frontline of the climate crisis.

How can we build community resilience in the face of natural disasters? 🎧Tune in to The Hopkins Green Tea to learn about the power of microgrids in their latest episode, "Master Of: Grid Resilience." 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/podcasts to listen!

MAIR student nmarty explores options to prevent high solar energy costs and bolster consumer participation in Maharashtra, India's sustainable transition. Read his contribution to our 2023/24 Issue: Towards A ‘Just Transition.’ 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/23-24issue

🇵🇱Our Senior-Editor Marilen Martin discusses new opportunities for Poland’s energy transition in light of the country’s recent elections. Read her insights in the latest article of our 2023/24 Annual Issue: Towards A ‘Just Transition.’ 📲Visit saisperspectives.com/23-24issue