Bologna Institute For Policy Research

Michael Sarris, Former Minister of Finance, Cyprus, discussed "The Eurozone Crisis and its Aftermath: The Case of Cyprus" at SAIS Europe on Monday, April 1.

Zach Messitte, Ripon College, US, discussed "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump’s America" as part of the American Foreign Policy Series.

Richard Pomfret, University of Adelaide, Australia, discussed "The EU-China Eurasian Landbridge and China's Belt and Road Initiative" as part of the International Economics Series.

Paul Tucker, Systemic Risk Council; Harvard Kennedy School, US, discussed "A Gap in Constitutionalism: Independent Central Banks and Other Commitment Devices" as part of the Constitutionalism in Illiberal Democracies Series.

Myriam Ferran, Strategy and Turkey, European Commission, discussed "EU Enlargement Policy, Soft Power, Solid Results" as part of the Hard Power/Soft Power in Global Politics Series.

Veronica Anghel, Institute for Central Europe, Austria; University of Bucharest, Romania, discussed "Flirting with Chaos: The Challenges of Post-communist Regime Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe" as part of the European and Eurasian Studies Series.

Helle Malmvig, Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark, discussed "Mosaics of Power: Relations between State and Non-state Actors in the Syrian War" as part of the States and Non-state Actors in the Middle East Series.

Nicola Limodio, Bocconi University, Italy, discussed "Terrorism Financing, Recruitment and Attacks: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Pakistan" as part of the International Economics Series

Antje Wiener, Professor of Political Science at the University of Hamburg, discussed "Contestation and Constitution of Norms in Global International Relations" as part of the International Relations Series.

Daniel Wehrenfennig, Olive Tree Initiative, University of California, US, discussed "The Olive Tree Initiative: Experiential Learning and Teaching about Intractable Conflicts in the Middle East and Beyond" as part of the States and Non-state Actors in the Middle East Series.

Antonio Fiori, Associate Professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Bologna, discussed "China's Battle for Hearts and Minds in Africa: Reflections on Beijing's Soft Power in the Hopeless Continent" as part of the Hard Power/Soft Power in Global Politics Series.

Nathalie Tocci, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy; Special Adviser to EU HRVP Federica Mogherini, discussed "European Foreign Policy in an Age of Populism" as part of the European and Eurasian Studies Series and Patrick McCarthy Memorial Series on Intellectuals and Politics.

Adam J. Szubin, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, US, discussed "Is This the Golden Age for US. Economic Statecraft?" as part of the American Foreign Policy Series.

Francesco Parisi, University of Minnesota, US; University of Bologna, Italy, discussed "Accident Aversion: An Experiment" as part of the Institutions and Economics Series.

Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, Attilio Geroni, Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy, Andreas Nick, Deutscher Bundestag, Germany discussed "Where is Germany Headed after Merkel?" as part of the European and Eurasian Studies Series.

Katherine Saunders-Hastings, University College London, UK, discussed "The Red Zone State: Politics and Practices of Security in Guatemalan Gang Territory" as part of the Latin America: Politics and Society Today Series.

Maurizio Molinari, Editor-in-Chief of La Stampa, and representatives of several humanitarian organizations, discussed "What Does Salvini’s Decree Mean for Migrants and Refugees?" as part of the Patrick McCarthy Memorial Series on Intellectuals and Politics.

Enrico Falck, Falck Renewables SpA, Italy, Federico Giannandrea, Head of Foresight Southern Europe, UK, and Marco Dell'Aquila (Chair) Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe; Power Capital, UK, discussed "Energy Risk. In the Context of a Global Shift to Renewable Energy" as part of the Johns Hopkins SAIS Global Risk Conference.

Alan Knight, University of Oxford, U.K., discussed "The Return of Populism? Mexican Politics Today (and Yesterday)" as part of the Latin America: Politics and Society Today Series

Christopher McCrudden, Queen's University Belfast, UK; University of Michigan, US, discussed "Conscience" as part of the Religion in International Law and International Relations Series.