The magazine, typically distributed in December, features articles about current issues in international affairs, alumni class notes as well as happenings at the school's campuses in Washington, Bologna and Nanjing. The genesis for this series is the Asia Pacific Policy discussions held at SAIS during the academic year and attended by scholars, executive and legislative branch officials, and research institutes in the Washington area. The discussions and publication of this series are supported by the Center for International Political Economy, New York. In addition, a calendar of upcoming events in Washington is provided. Seeking to bring a fresh and policy-relevant perspective to global political, economics, and security questions, SAIS Review publishes essays that straddle the boundary between scholarly inquiry and practical experience.
Contributors represent a wide range of backgrounds.
A book review section is featured in every issue.