JHU SAIS and PostGlobal Launch "Next Europe" Discussion Panel on Europe's Future Hosted by washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com
Washington, D.C. - The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has partnered with PostGlobal, washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com's discussion platform on international affairs, to launch an online dialogue about the future of Europe. The panel discussion, called "Next Europe," launches today.
"'Next Europe' gives PostGlobal readers a lively and authoritative discussion of the political, economic and cultural challenges facing Europe today," said David Ignatius, moderator of PostGlobal. "SAIS students and scholars will provide fresh, on-the-ground analysis of the week's most important news and events. We hope our readers in Europe, America and around the world will join in this new forum."
More than 50 international affairs graduate students at SAIS's campuses in Washington, D.C., and Bologna, Italy, as well as several faculty members and scholars are contributing the content to "Next Europe."
"Europe is changing so fast it's hard to keep up," said SAIS Professor Daniel Hamilton, director of the school's Center for Transatlantic Relations and host of "Next Europe." "Making sense of a dynamic continent requires fresh perspectives and new voices. That is what 'Next Europe' is all about. The feature will draw on the insights of an emerging generation comfortable with Europe's languages, familiar with its history and thinking about its future. Our contributors will tell us what they are hearing, what they are seeing, what they are experiencing-on-the-ground, across the continent and from around the world."
The initial topics posted on "Next Europe" range from European views of the U.S. elections to how Europeans are coping with the global financial crisis to Italy's "bridge to nowhere" to how Russians view Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's claims of expertise about their country.
SAIS is the first university to partner with PostGlobal, providing students a unique, out-of-classroom experience and a broad audience for their thoughts on many of today's most compelling international issues. "Working with PostGlobal will hone our students' research and writing skills, and sharpen their commentary and analysis of current international developments-and PostGlobal readers will benefit," added Hamilton.
SAIS is one of the country's leading graduate schools devoted to the study of international relations. Located along Embassy Row in Washington's Dupont Circle area, the school enrolls more than 580 full-time graduate students and mid-career professionals and has trained more than 15,000 alumni in all aspects of international affairs. SAIS also has campuses in Bologna, Italy, and Nanjing, China.
PostGlobal is an experiment in global, collaborative journalism; a running discussion of important issues among dozens of the world's best-known editors and writers. It aims to create a truly global dialogue, drawing on independent journalists in the countries where news is happening--from China to Iran, South Africa to Saudi Arabia, Mexico to India. Moderators David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Fareed Zakaria of Newsweek regularly post questions to nearly 50 panelists and readers around the world and feature a unique variety of global perspectives on some of the most pressing issues facing the world today. Visit: http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal.