Lloyd Gruber, The London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. discussed "Globalization and the Politics of Inequality" as part of the New Trends in Central Banking and Finance Series

Sir Michael Leigh, Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Visiting Scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University, USA, discussed "Europe in Turmoil" at SAIS Europe on Tuesday, October 4.

Azar Gat, Ezer Weitzman Professor of National Security in the Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, discussed "Past and Future of War" as part of the Strategic Studies Series.

Daniel Maier, The Graduate Institute, Switzerland, discussed South Lebanon as a Vantage Point for the Processes of B/ordering as part of The Middle East: A Region in Upheaval Series.

Sais Faculty, David W. Ellwood, Charles Gati, Erik Jones, Adrian Lyttelton and Matthias Matthijs discuss "Brexit" as part of the Understanding the New Europe Series.

Raed Safadi, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of Dubai, discussed "Industrial Policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council" as part of the International Commercial Policy Series.

Julia Buxton, Professor of Comparative Politics and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Programs at the School of Public Policy of the Central European University, Budapest, discussed "Drugs, Security and Development: The Latin American Perspective on International Drug Policy Reform" as part of the Development in Latin America Series.

Athena Peppes, Research Fellow and Economist at the Accenture Institute for High Performance, UK, discussed "Brazil's Productivity Crisis", as part of the Development in Latin America Series.

Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro, Gulbenkian Professor at the Catolica Global School of Law and Co-coordinator of the Lisbon Section of Catolica Research Centre for the Future of Law, discussed "Judicial Activism against Austerity in Portugal" as part of the Contemporary Mediterranean History and Institutions Series.

Miguel Poiares Maduro, European University Institute, Italy; Former Minister for Regional Development; Former Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, Portugal discussed "Europe in Crisis: Reasons and Solutions" as part of the Contemporary Mediterranean History and Institutions Series.