In The News: February 15, 2024

‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE

• Israel Hamas Updates. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Channel News Asia, 2/14

• Seen From Abroad, Pakistan Elections Disappoint, Add to Instability. Professor of Practice Joshua White quoted in Reuters, 2/13

• Netanyahu's Big Gamble. Aronson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies Sarah Parkinson and Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science Adria Lawrence quoted in Newsweek, 2/13

• Ko će i kada primorati Izrael da okonča sukob u Gazi? | Kontekst. (Montenegrin) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic interviewed on Al Jazeera Balkans, 2/12

• The World is Facing the Worst War Scenario in Half a Century. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in El Pais, 2/12 

• Pakistan Polls Marred by Delay in Results. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Edward Joseph interviewed on World Is One News, 2/9 

• U.S. Rejects Putin’s Latest Call for Ukraine Negotiations. Sergey Radchenko quoted in The New York Times, 2/9 

• Blinken's Visit Exposes the Limits Of US Diplomacy. James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in the Financial Times, 2/8

• America Needs a Realistic Ukraine Debate. Adjunct Lecturer Christopher Chivvis wrote in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace blog, 2/6

• Zelensky Finds a General. Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies Eliot Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 2/8 

• Tucker Carlson Interview: Fact-Checking Putin's 'Nonsense' History. Sergey Radchenko quoted in BBC, 2/8 

• Gov. Soludo Calls for Institutional Reforms to Propel Development. Warren Weinstein Chair of African Studies Peter Lewis quoted in Real News Magazine, 2/7

• US Views of India-China Ties and Their Impact on the US-India Partnership. Joshua White interviewed on the Brookings Institute Global India podcast, 2/7 

• If the US Hits Iran Harder, Be Ready for Blowback. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/7 

• How Primed for War is China? Hal Brands wrote in Foreign Policy, 2/4 

• The US Can’t — and Shouldn’t — Escape the Middle East. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/4 

• ”Nämä kylmän sodan opit pätevät yhä" (Finnish) Sergey Radchenko quoted in Verkkouutiset, 2/4

• The US Economy’s Soft Landing. Eni Professor of International Economics at SAIS Europe Michael Plummer wrote in the East Asia Forum, 2/3 

• Nuevos choques suben la tensión en Cisjordania, que está al borde de un conflicto mayor. (Spanish) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in El Mercurio, 2/1

• Only the Middle East Can Fix the Middle East. Sanam Vakil wrote in Foreign Affairs, 2/1 

• What is Tehran Thinking? Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr and Sanam Vakil interviewed on Foreign Policy Live, 2/1 

• Sky News Interviews Former State Department Official Laura Blumenfeld on Biden Middle East Strategy. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Sky News, 2/1 

• SkyNews Interviews Johns Hopkins Laura Blumenfeld on US Military Options. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Sky News, 2/1  

• Western Analysts Warn of Russia's, China's Influence in Western Balkans. Edward Joseph quoted in Voice of America News, 2/1

• Is Congress Really Going to Abandon Ukraine Now? Senior Fellow at SAIS and the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 1/27  

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• The Arab Region Must Prioritize Food Security. FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 2/10

• Middle East Conflict Hits Africa and Analysts Examine Impacts of African States’ Exit From ECOWAS. Hafed Al-Ghwell interviewed on Africa News, 2/8 

• Matthew Frakes on the 1983 Beirut Bombing and Its Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy. Postdoctoral Fellow at the Henry A. Kissinger Center Matthew Frakes interviewed on the Washington Journal, 2/4 

• Daniel Serwer on O’Brien’s Speech in Sarajevo: The Test is to turn Words into Reality. Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations Daniel Serwer quoted in the Sarajevo Times, 2/3

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