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Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Benjamin C Lee to discuss the environmental aspect of AI development trade-offs and approaches towards environmental sustainability. open.spotify.com/episode/4IfQG5…

Yossef Ben-Meir of High Atlas Foundation explores how agriculture and interfaith cooperation intersect in Morocco, showcasing a unique model of sustainable development and social cohesion. Read now.​saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/participatory-… #JHU #SAIS #JohnsHopkinsUniversity

Listen now to The Looking Glass x SAIS The North Africa Initiative Podcast featuring Stephanie Turco Williams to discuss the transformation of Libyan society under Gaddafi and the following social and economic developments domestically and globally. open.spotify.com/episode/4G7zFs…

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Our upcoming Print Edition for Spring 2025, “Forgotten Wars: Beyond the Mainstream.” Follow the link for submission guidelines👇saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/submissions/

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Jim Jones to discuss the actors and goals behind cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, their methods, and where we may be headed in the future of cyber attacks. open.spotify.com/episode/0NMcAi…

In our latest article, Marian Vidaurri examines the varying responses of the international community to the Venezuelan and Guatemalan election crises as well as the factors contributing to their disparity. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/diplomacy-for-… #JHU #SAIS #JohnsHopkinsUniversity

Building on Joseph Nye's concept of soft power, Shahla Ahmed explores how digital platforms change the dynamics of international diplomacy, providing insights on how 'smart power' techniques help states suit the needs of a complicated digital landscape. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/the-role-of-so…

El Salvador has offered to house US deportees and criminals in its notorious CECOT mega-prison. Doug Specht examines what this means for migration, criminal justice, and regional power dynamics in Central America and beyond. #JohnsHopkinsUniversity #SAIS saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors-c…

Connor Hall examines how China's aircraft carrier development is driven by decades of US naval dominance. However, its unique geostrategic position raises questions about the practical utility of carriers for Xi Jinping's security concerns. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/in-the-shadow-…  #JHU #SAIS

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Mr. Ahmed Kodouda to spotlight the conflict in Sudan since the 2023 civil war, what has changed since then, and the international reaction and interference in its developments podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spo…

Stéphanie Balme explores the intriguing parallels between US and China as the two increasingly mirror each other in societal debates and their visions for the world. Uncover how their similarities are becoming more pronounced than anticipated. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/the-silent-par… #SAIS #JHU

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Narges Bajoghli to delve deeper into U.S. sanctions and the broader world of economic warfare. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/san…

Martin Malek Martin Malek unpacks how Putin's Russia is reviving imperial ambitions and why Ukraine is at the heart of its drive to rebuild its empire. Discover why ignoring discourse on a "Russian empire" puts Europe’s security at risk. #SAIS #JHU saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/visions-of-rus…

Listen now to The Looking Glass x SAIS The North Africa Initiative Podcast featuring Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari to unpack Egypt’s geopolitical landscape and how decades of instability have indirectly weighed on Egypt’s economy, governance, and global position. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/min…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Billy Ford to discuss the Burma conflict and the failure of the military to consolidate power, current resistance groups and opposition in 2025, and the attempts for brokering peace podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spo…

Once a lifeline for the world’s most vulnerable, USAID is now wielded as a blunt instrument of political leverage. Former USAID Senior Advisor Alexander Smith examines how misinformation and transactionalism is taking place under the Trump doctrine. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/usaid-and-the-… #SAIS

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Hicham Safieddine to discuss the Lebanon's disaster capitalism and the systemic vulnerabilities and international dynamics that are shaping Lebanon’s recovery efforts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pol…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Paul Paz y Miño, paulpaz.bsky.social to discuss the 2025 oil spill in Ecuador's Esmeraldas and the need for environmental justice and stronger protections for Ecuador’s people and ecosystems podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Gregory Gottlieb to discuss the challenges a conflict region faces in a natural disaster and the particular implications for Myanmar's earthquake recovery podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/les…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Jim Fleming to discuss what cloud seeding is, why it has become controversial, and its implications for some of the world’s driest regions podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mak…