In the recently published 2008 issue of SAISPHERE, the School of International Studies' annual magazine, members of the SAIS faculty, scholar and alumni community explore the theme "Water: The New Reality" to coincide with the school's "Year of Water."

The issue also includes "Priorities for the Next President," a special section in which SAIS senior faculty members offer a preview of President Barack Obama's international affairs in-basket.

Among the main features are "The Mediterranean: Byway or Barrier?" by Esther Brimmer; "The Price of Power in the Mekong Delta," by Frederick Z. Brown; "Grains of Gold: Water in Central Asia," by John Daly; Hydrodiplomacy in the Middle East," by Shlomi Dinar; "Ruling the Waves: American Sea Power," by Thomas Keaney; "Water in China: Big Problems, Big Solutions," by David M. Lampton; "The Risks of Rain-fed Farming," by Karen Macours; "Latin America's Water Crisis," by Riordan Roett; "Framed by Water: U.S. and Global Trade, Politics and Law," by Ruth Wedgwood; and "Women and Water," by Bridget Welsh.

An online version of the issue is available at: www.sais-jhu.edu/pressroom/publications/saisphere/ 2008/index.htm.

To request a printed copy, contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes at fklubes@jhu.edu or 202-663-5626.

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