Bologna Institute For Policy Research

Luuk van Middelaar, Leiden University, The Netherlands, discusses "Improvisations — The New Politics of Europe" as part of the Contemporary History and Institutions of the Mediterranean Series.

Christoph Engel, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Germany, discusses "Helping When Need Cannot Be Proven" as part of the International Development Economics Series.

Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam; Digital Methods Initiative; Netherlands Research School for Media Studies, The Netherlands, discussed "Otherwise Engaged: Social Media from Vanity Metrics to Critical Analytics" as part of the Politics Beyond the State: Politics in the Internet Era Series.

Guido Tabellini, Bocconi University, Italy, discusses "Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?" as part of the International Economics Series.

Robert Elgie, Dublin City University, Ireland, discusses "Is Presidentialism Perilous? The Results of a Laboratory Experiment" as part of the Understanding the New Europe Series.

Soli Ozel, Kadir Has University, Turkey, discusses "The Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of Turkey's Regional Ambitions" as part of The Middle East: Understanding the Role of Regional and External Powers Series.

Frederic Bozo, Sorbonne Nouvelle (University of Paris III), France, discusses "France, Europe and Transatlantic Relations" as part of the American Foreign Policy Series.

Sanam Vakil, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe, Italy; Chatham House, U.K., discusses "Iranian Domestic and Regional Politics in the Age of Trump" as part of The Middle East: Understanding the Role of Regional and External Powers Series.

Aline Sierp, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, discussed "The Unbearable Lightness of Dates. Remembering the End of the Cold War in the EU" as part of the Understanding the New Europe Series.

Scott Newton, SOAS University of London, U.K., discussed "Plus ça change... The Solved Riddle of All Central Asian Constitutions" as part of the Constitutional Developments in Central Asia Series.

Mara Karlin, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, U.S., discussed "National Security in the Age of America First" at SAIS Europe on Monday, December 18.

Inge Missmahl, Psychoanalyst, Germany, discussed "Afghanistan: Vicious Circles of Violence" as part of the Conflict Management, Failing States and Peacebuilding Series.

Stephanie Hare, Accenture Research, U.K.; Francesca Panelli , Livingston Capital Partners, Switzerland; John Raines, IHS Markit, U.K. and Antonio Timoner-Salva, HSBC, U.K., spoke at the "Janika Albers Memorial Roundtable in Political Risk.Anticipating Global Challenges" as part of the The Johns Hopkins SAIS Global Risk Conference.

Vali Nasr, Dean, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, U.S., discussed "Middle-East Challenges Facing the US Administration" at SAIS Europe on Monday, December 4.

James Moran, European External Action Service, U.K, discussed "Is the EU's Neighbourhood Policy in the Mediterranean Proving Effective?" as part of the Contemporary History and Institutions of the Mediterranean Series.

Elias Papaioannou, London Business School, U.K., discussed "Historical Legacies and Contemporary African Development" as part of the International Economics Series.

Madawi Al-Rasheed, London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K., discussed "King Salman and His Son: Winning the US, Losing the Rest" as part of The Middle East: Understanding the Role of Regional and External Powers Series.

Roberto Castiglioni, Ingenious, U.K.; Marco Dell'Aquila (Chair), Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe, Italy and Carlo Papa Enel Foundation, Italy, discussed "Risk in the Energy Sector" at SAIS Europe, as part of the Johns Hopkins SAIS Global Risk Conference.

Dan Mercea, City, University of London, U.K., discussed "Priming Collective Action on Social Media: An Examination of Movement Social Learning in the UK People’s Assembly" as part of the Politics Beyond the State: Politics in the Internet Era Series.

Paul Sellers, Director of the British Council in Italy and Cultural Counsellor to the British Embassy, based in Rome, discussed "Taking Soft Power Seriously" as part of the Hard Power/Soft Power in Global Politics Series.