Desmond King, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, U.K, discussed "The Rise and Fall of the Activist State: A Modern American Tragedy or Trump’s Triumph?" as part of the Understanding the new Europe Series.

Karen Macours, Paris School of Economics; French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France, discussed "Early Childhood Development, Parental Investments and Social Interactions in Developing Countries". The event was organized by the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe Student Government Association.

Panicos Demetriades, University of Leicester, U.K.; Former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, discussed "Political Risk. A Diary of the Euro Crisis in Cyprus" as part of The Johns Hopkins SAIS Global Risk Conference - The Janika Albers Memorial Lecture in Political Risk.

Stefania Milan, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, discussed "Citizenship Re-invented: The Evolution of Politics in the Datafied Society as part of the Politics Beyond the State: Politics in the Internet Era Series.

Evi Pappa, European University Institute, Italy, discussed "Sentimental Business Cycles" as part of the International Economics Series.

Salvatore Lombardo, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, Switzerland, joined a Conversation on Current Refugee and Migration Issues as part of the Migration Series.

Margaret MacMillan, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, U.S., presents her latest book "History's People" at SAIS Europe on Thursday, April 12.

Igor Zevelev, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany, discussed "Imagining Russia: Ideas that Shape National Identity and Foreign Policy" as part of the Understanding the New Europe Series.

Anton Hemerijck, European University Institute, Italy, discussed "Making Social Investment Work" as part of the Understanding the New Europe Series.

Luisa Chiodi, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso - Transeuropa, Italy, discussed "Hard and Soft Power Struggles in the Balkans" as part of the Hard Power/Soft Power in Global Politics Series.