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Foreign policy

International Relations

Jousting with Fidel

Published Summer 2018

SAIS alum Vicki Huddleston reflects on her experience as informal ambassador to Cuba and her tense relationship with Fidel Castro / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Foreign Affairs Symposium

Four takeaways from Samantha Power's talk

Published March 14, 2018

Former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. discusses current political climate, addresses issue raised by student protesters

Defense policy

Mattis outlines bold new strategy at SAIS

Published Jan 19, 2018

Secretary of Defense's strategy focuses on diplomacy, strengthening alliances, and securing a long-term budget from Congress

Commentary

Trump's 'strategic blunder' on Iran

Published Oct 13, 2017

SAIS Dean Vali Nasr says decertifying nuclear deal is mistake that will define president's foreign policy legacy

Petraeus gestures and looks at Nasr, who listens with a hand on his chin

Foreign policy

Lessons learned on and off the battlefield

Published Sept 29, 2017

David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who commanded coalition forces during the military surge in Iraq, speaks at SAIS

Illustration shows melting ice blocks with sinister hands in the negative space

Arctic policy

As the ice breaks

Published Summer 2017

A massive territory-grab of underwater resources is taking place in the Arctic—but when it comes to staking its claim, America lags behind / Johns Hopkins Magazine