April

18 -- The Protection Project, “Middle East Agenda for Reform: Challenges and Opportunities,” various speakers. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Kenney Auditorium, 202.663.5894.

18 -- African Studies Program, “African Studies Lecture Series,” William Reno, University of Wisconsin. 12:30-2 p.m., Rome 200, 202.663.5676.

19 -- Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, “Japan’s Role in East Asian Financial Regionalism,” William Grimes, Boston University. 4:30-6 p.m., Rome 812, 202.663.5812.

19 -- International Reporting Project, “Covering Iraq,” Past IRP Fellows Rajiv Chandrasekaran, The Washington Post; Chris Hondros, Getty Images; Quil Lawrence, PRI/BBC’s “The World”; Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times. 3-5 p.m. “The Future of International News in the U.S. Media,” Kevin Klose, NPR president. 5:30-8 p.m. Both events Kenney Auditorium, 202.663.7726.

20 -- International Energy and Environment Program, “Toward a Lower Carbon Energy Future: Technology, Economics and Policy,” various speakers. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Kenney Auditorium, 202.663.5722 ($140 registration fee).

20 -- International Development Program and SAIS Microfinance Club, “The Question of Commercialization and the Future of Microfinance,” Rupert Scofield, FINCA International, and Tryfan Evans, Tufts-Omidyar Fund. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Rome 200, 202.663.5943.

20 -- International Reporting Project, “Journalists Cover the World: IRP Fellows Report From Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Central and South America,” spring semester IRP Fellows. 2:30-4:30 p.m., Rome Auditorium, 202.663.7726.

24 -- Southeast Asia Studies, “The Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent,” Larry Berman, University of California, Davis. 6-8 p.m., Kenney Auditorium, 202.663.5837.

26 -- Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, “U.S.-Japan Relations and the Middle East: The Abe Visit and Beyond,” Kent E. Calder, SAIS. 4:30-6 p.m., Rome 806, 202.663.5812.

30 -- U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, “Illusive Utopia: 50 Years of North Korean Film,” Suk-Young Kim, University of California, Santa Barbara. 6-8 p.m., Kenney Auditorium, 202.663.5830.

May

2 -- W.P. Carey Global Leader Lecture Series, Topic TBA, Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank CEO. 12:30-2 p.m., Kenney Auditorium, 202.663.5673.

3 -- U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, “Cinema Korea: Sopyonje,” film screening. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Rome Auditorium, 202.663.5830.

17 -- SAIS Commencement, address by David Manning B’72, British Ambassador to the United States, 3-5 p.m., Constitution Hall, 202.663.5636 or saisalum@jhu.edu (tickets are free but required).

*Please note that this schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date calendar of events, refer to the SAIS Web site at www.sais-jhu.edu.