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20120112.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec January 12, 2012 "Libya After the Fall of Qaddafi – What Can the International Community Contribute to Stabilize the Country; What Role for the UN and Other International Organizations?"

20120110.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec January 10, 2012 "Bosnia-Herzegovina: How to Build a Federal Multi-National State?"

20120109.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec January 9, 2012 "Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification "

20111215-2.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 15, 2011 "Roundtable on Political Risk Consulting: Anticipating Global Challenges"

20111215.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 15, 2011 "How Much – And What Type of – "Theory" Does a SAIS Student Need?"

20111212-2.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 12, 2011 "From Riches to Rags .... the Fall of the Celtic Tiger?"

20111208-2.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 8, 2011 "War, Technology and the Rise of the West 1450-2011 Considered"

20111208.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 8, 2011 "Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming (Part III of a Three-part Series)"

20111207.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 7, 2011 "Rio+20: Defining Global Strategies for the Next Decade and Beyond"

20111206.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 6, 2011 "Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming (Part II of a Three-part Series)"

20111205.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 5, 2011 "Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming (Part I of a Three-part Series)"

20111201.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 1, 2011 "Regional Economic Integration in Asia: Some Patterns and Stylized Facts"

20111125.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 25, 2011 "La Costruzione degli Stati Nazionali: L’Esperienza Italiana e Americana a Confronto"

20111124.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 24, 2011 "Working as a Humanitarian in Afghanistan - How to Deal with the Taliban, the Local Population and the Military"

20111122.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 22, 2011 "The Resurgence of Nationalism in Times of Crisis. The Yugoslav Collapse, the EU's Uncertain Future and the Prospect of Reconciliation in the Balkans"

20111121.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 21, 2011 "Intellectuals and the Politics of Exceptionalism"

20111117.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 17, 2011 "APEC, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and US, Japanese and Chinese Interests in Asia-Pacific Cooperation"

20111114.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 14, 2011 "Iran: Interpreting the Recent Tensions among the Conservatives"

20111110.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 10, 2011 "Victory"

20111107.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 7, 2011 "The Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 and Reform of the International Financial Architecture: A Progress Report"

20111103.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 3, 2011 "The United States in the Persian Gulf. From Outlier to Empire (Part III of a Four-part Series)"

20111031.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 31, 2011 "Russia and Europe: Problems and Perspectives of the Common Neighbourhood"

20111027.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 27, 2011 "The United States in the Persian Gulf. From Outlier to Empire (Part II of a Four-part Series)"

20111024.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 24, 2011 "Intellectuals in Crisis: 1956 and the Italian Left"

20111020-2.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 20, 2011 "Smart Energy Globalization: Confronting Challenges, Constructing Solutions"

20111020.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 20, 2011 "The United States in the Persian Gulf. From Outlier to Empire (Part I of a Four-part Series)"

20111017-2.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 17, 2011 "The Federal Reserve May Be Politically Independent, But It Is Not Politically Indifferent"

20111017.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 17, 2011 "Libya: Transition to Democracy or..?"

20111013.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 13, 2011 "A Liberal World Order in Crisis"

20111010.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 10, 2011 "Benvenuti a Bologna - Welcome to Bologna"

20111006.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 6, 2011 "Is War with China Inevitable?"

20110930.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 30, 2011 "The Italian Economy in the Midst of the Current Economic Turmoil"

20110929.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 29, 2011 "Discovering Bologna - The Secret Charme of a City"

20110928.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 28, 2011 "Italian Politics on the Verge of Change: Opportunities and Problems"

20110907.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 7, 2011 "After Libya - A Reassessment of NATO's Role in Transatlantic Security"

20110221.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 21, 2011 "Enzo Grilli Memorial Lecture" Mario Draghi, Governor, Bank of Italy, delivered a lecture at the Bologna Center to honor the memory of Professor Enzo Grilli (1943-2006). Track Duration: 41'14"

20110216.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 16, 2011 "Keynesians vs. Chancellors: Winning the International Stimulus Sweepstakes. Who Is Right? Angela Merkel and the Deficit Hawks or Paul Krugman and the Big Spenders " Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit; senior fellow at Stanford's Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies; and Johns Hopkins University alumnus delivered a lecture at the Bologna Center. Marco Cesa, professor of International Relations, introduced him. Track duration: '78"51

20110209.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 9, 2011 "Italy at 150. A Two-part Lecture Series" Adrian Lyttelton, professor of History 1979-1990 and senior adjunct professor of European Studies 2000- at the Bologna Center delivered a two-part lecture at the Center in front of a crowd of professors, students and other guests. Duration: 79'52''

20110208.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 8, 2011 "Italy at 150. A Two-part Lecture Series" Adrian Lyttelton, professor of History 1979-1990 and senior adjunct professor of European Studies 2000- at the Bologna Center delivered a two-part lecture at the Center in front of a crowd of professors, students and other guests. Duration: 71'02''

20110113.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec January 13, 2011 "The Challenges to the Euro; Is It Time for Mid-course Corrections?" Romano Prodi, president of the Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation, chairman of the United Nations-African Union Panel for Peacekeeping in Africa, former president of the European Commission (1999-2005), and former Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998 and 2006-2008) delivered a lecture at the SAIS Bologna Center. Director Kenneth H. Keller introduced Prodi. Track Duration: 86'39''

20101129.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 29, 2010 "How Serious of a Threat Does al-Qaeda Represent to the West and Yemen?" Fawaz A. Gerges, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science delivered a lecture at the Bologna Center. He is Best-selling Author of Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy and The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global. Adjunct professor of Middle East Studies, Karim Mezran, introduced Gerges. Track Duration: 81'18''

20101111-2.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 11, 2010 "Iran and Democracy" Ambassador Roberto Toscano, former Italian Ambassador to India and Iran and Alumnus BC67/DC68, delivered the Robert & Maria Evans Lecture titled "Iran and Democracy." Director Kenneth H. Keller introduced Toscano. Track Duration: 60'40''

20101111.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 11, 2010 "The United States in the Persian Gulf (A Four-part Lecture Series)" Lecture 4: Strategic Realities and Options in the Persian Gulf Today Gary Sick, adjunct professor of International and Public Affairs, senior research scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University gave the final of a series of four lectures at the SAIS Bologna Center. Track Duration: 90'44''

20101104.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec November 4, 2010 "The United States in the Persian Gulf (A Four-part Lecture Series)" Lecture 3: The Strategy of Preemptive War Gary Sick, adjunct professor of International and Public Affairs, senior research scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University gave the third of a series of four lectures at the SAIS Bologna Center. Track Duration: 77'04''

20101028.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 28, 2010 "The United States in the Persian Gulf (A Four-part Lecture Series)" Lecture 2: The Iranian Revolution and Hostage Crisis Gary Sick, adjunct professor of International and Public Affairs, senior research scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University gave the second of a series of four lectures at the SAIS Bologna Center. Track Duration: 87'11''

20101021.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 21, 2010 "The United States in the Persian Gulf (A Four-part Lecture Series)" Lecture 1: America Over the Horizon Gary Sick, adjunct professor of International and Public Affairs, senior research scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University gave the first of a series of four lectures at the SAIS Bologna Center. Track Duration: 86'06''

20101014.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 14, 2010 "Bismarck to Beveridge to the Blues" Lloyd B. Minor, provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, delivered a lecture at the Center. Minor is the 13th provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of The Johns Hopkins University. Director Kenneth H. Keller introduced the provost. Track Duration: 67'48''

20101006.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 6, 2010 "The United Nations after Copenhagen: Challenges and Opportunities" Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations and alumnus (1983) visited the SAIS Bologna Center and delivered a lecture. Track Duration: 63'57''

20101005.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec October 5, 2010 "Inauguration of the 2010-2011 Academic Year" Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, President of Ferrari S.p.A., delivered the inaugural address for the 2010-2011 Academic Year titled "Italy and the Economic Crisis: Can Competitiveness Be Restored?" Director Kenneth H. Keller introduced di Montezemolo. Track Duration: 75'41''

20100923.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 23, 2010 "Rational Deterrence Theory: Is it Rational? Is it a Theory?" (Lecture 2) Kenneth N. Waltz, Ford Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia University delivered a two-part lecture series at the Center. Marco Cesa, professor of International Relations, moderated. Track Duration: 82'42''

20100922.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 22, 2010 "The Making and Testing of Theories & What Scientists and Philosophers of Science Say about Theory" (Lecture 1) Kenneth N. Waltz, Ford Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia University delivered a two-part lecture series at the Center. Marco Cesa, professor of International Relations, moderated. Track Duration: 80'14''

20100921.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec September 21, 2010 "Bringing the EU to Canada: Comparing Two Loose Federations" Martha O’Brien, Professor of Law of the European Union, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada spoke at the Center. The talk was jointly organized by the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center and the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development (CCSDD). Track Duration: 59'54''

20100521.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec May 21, 2010 "Africa: 53 Countries, One Continent" The SAIS Bologna Center and the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation presented a daylong conference entitled, “Africa: 53 Countries, One Union,” co-sponsored with the United Nations, the African Union and the European Commission. Among the speakers were Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal; Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa; and Asha Rose Migiro, deputy U.N. secretary-general. Panelists also included SAIS Bologna Center faculty members Winrich Kühne, Steven Muller Professor in German Studies, and Michael G. Plummer, ENI Professor of International Economics. Click here for video of this event.

20100513.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec May 13, 2010 "New Perspectives in Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation. The NPT Review Conference" Ambassador Carlo Trezza, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the UN Secretary General for Disarmament Matters and former president of the Conference on Disarmament spoke at the Center. Alumnus BC 1969 DC 1970. Track Duration: 52'01''

20100503.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec May 3, 2010 "Testing Dutch Tolerance " Saskia Maria van Genugten, Ph.D. candidate in European Studies at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, spoke at the Bologna Center as part of its European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program. Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies, introduced the session. Track Duration: 88'14''

20100429.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec April 29, 2010 "Islam in Britain: Difficult Conversations, Unexpected Resilience" Catherine Fieschi, Director of Counterpoint, the British Council’s Cultural Relations Think Tank in London, spoke at the Bologna Center as part of the European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program at the Bologna Center. Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies, introduced the session. Track Duration: 82'02''

20100325.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec March 25, 2010 "Islamic Ethics and Liberation in Europe" Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies at Oxford University, spoke at the SAIS Bologna Center as part of the European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program at the Bologna Center. Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies, introduced the session. Track Duration: 59'57''

20100318.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec March 18, 2010 "Islam and National Identity in France" Jonathan Laurence, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC spoke as part of the European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program at the Bologna Center. Track Duration: 84'33''

20100308.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec March 8, 2010 "Secularism Confronts Islam" Olivier Roy, Joint Chair RSCAS, professor of Social and Political Theory, European University Institute, Florence and professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, delivered a lecture as part of the European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program at the Bologna Center. Track Duration: 87'08''

20100219.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 19, 2010 "The Continuing Relevance of Keynes" Lord Robert Skidelsky, Emeritus professor of Political Economy at Warwick University and former Bologna Center Faculty 1976-1978 spoke at the Center. Adrian Lyttleton, senior adjunct professor of European Studies, introduced the session. Track Duration: 79'31''

20100218.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 18, 2010 "Islam and Islamism in Europe's Common Foreign and Security Policy" Timo Behr, Research Fellow, Finnish Institute for International Affairs, Helsinki and Research Associate, Notre Europe, Paris delivered a lecture as part of the European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program at the Bologna Center. Track Duration: 73'50''

20100208.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec February 8, 2010 "Identity, Solidarity, and Islam in Europe" Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center opened the European Politics and Islam Series of the Ethnic Conflict Studies Program at the Bologna Center with a discussion of Identity, Solidarity and Islam in Europe Track Duration: 82'30''

20091204.mp3 duration:30.4333333333 Sec December 4, 2009 "Obama’s Foreign Policy: Accommodating Decline?" David Calleo, Dean Acheson Professor and Director of the European Studies Program at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS, spoke at the Bologna Center. Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies, introduced the session. Track Duration: 59'57''

The Associazione Italo-Americana and the SAIS Bologna Center hosted an art exhibit dedicated to the memory of the victims of September 11th, 2001.