International law and the realities of India
By Peter Rizov
Over the fall break, 20 students from the SAIS International Law and Organizations department flew to New Delhi to try and gain an insight into the realities, politics, and economics of life in India. After two days of tourism and five days of meetings, visits, and many questions I, for one, came away [...]
Looking for something to do? SAIS offers a variety of paid positions
By Jessica Lamberston
Switching from a full time career to a full time job as a student (as many SAISers do) can’t always be easy. Although studying new topics and class time full of discussions may be a great break from the drone of every day life, there is a certain strain on the pocketbook during [...]
Fun, competition, and deliciousness at the International Dinner
By Masha Bolotinskaya
The SAIS International Dinner traditionally takes place at a time when all students are crazy with the onset of finals. However counterintuitive, the dinner does provide much needed reprieve for the stressed and helps raise money for a great cause: the summer internship fund.
Thanks to the SAIS summer internship fund, this author took [...]
Strategic Studies Department: Fall Staff Ride
By Masha Bolotinskaya
Did you ever wonder what all those clever FSR advertisements around campus were all about? The FSR stands for the Fall Staff Ride, a proud military tradition of taking a group of military personnel on a tour analyzing and discussing a particular campaign, hence why Strategic Studies students organize this event three times [...]
Dual book reviews on a recent Iranian novel
Shahriar Mandanipour and the Failure of Love in Iran
by Kevin Cross
Recently, and particularly in cinema, authors have not only written themselves into their stories, they have inserted themselves into stories about themselves writing stories. Because it blurs the bounds between the real and imagined, critics call this postmodern, implying deviousness on the author’s part [...]
