In The News: February 9, 2023

‘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

• India's Inward (re)turn: Is It Warranted? Will It Work? Assistant Professor Shoumitro Chatterjee wrote in Indian Economic Review, 2/9

• Spy Balloon Offers Worrying Trial Run for a Bigger US-China Crisis. Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor of Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in The Hill, 2/8

• Putin's War in Ukraine is Backfiring in Historic Way. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko quoted in Newsweek, 2/8

• It May be Different Than You Think. Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and the inaugural director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Francis J. Gavin wrote in War on the Rocks, 2/7

• George Santos’ Constituents Speak Out, Worry about Favors: “You Obviously Can’t Take His Word”. Professor of Practice of International Affairs Yascha Mounk quoted in ABC News, 2/7

• Israel’s Judicial Reform: Where is the Analytical Context? Resident Professor of International Law Roda Mushkat wrote in The International Association of Constitutional Law blog, 2/7

• America’s Pivot to Asia is Finally Happening. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/6

• Iran’s Hard-Liners Are Winning. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr wrote in Foreign Affairs, 2/6

• Iran’s Supreme Leader Pardons Thousands Linked to Headscarf Protests. James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted in Stuff, 2/6

• Discussing Disinformation, Democracy: Anne Applebaum Delivers the 2023 Kenner Lecture. Senior Fellow of International Affairs at the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum mentioned in The Brown and White, 2/1

• UNDP Administrator Highlights India’s G20 Presidency. Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies Devesh Kapur mentioned in The Print, 2/2

• Biden’s Escalation in Ukraine Is About Diplomacy Not Victory. Hal Brands wrote in The Washington Post, 2/1

• The Situation in the Western Balkans and the UK Policy. Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Edward P. Joseph testified at the Foreign Affairs Committee in the British Parliament, 1/31

• The German Lamb Is Learning to Howl. Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Kissinger Center at SAIS Europe Josef Joffe wrote in Project Syndicate, 1/30

• Tehran’s Domestic and Foreign Strategy. Vali Nasr interviewed by CNN, 1/29

• Letting Hong Kong Leader Decide on Foreign Lawyers in National Security Trials Erodes Rule of Law: US envoy. Ho-Fung Hung quoted in The Star, 1/28

• United States Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield Begins Outreach Trip to Africa. SAIS China Africa Research Initiative quoted in Opinion Nigeria, 1/27

• From Afghanistan to Ukraine: Biden's Foreign Policy Wins and Losses. Adjunct Lecturer of European and Eurasian Studies Matthew Rojansky quoted in The Jerusalem Post, 1/27

• Beijing’s New Infrastructure Binds Hong Kong To Mainland. Ho-Fung Hung quoted in Financial Times, 1/27

• Yes, ChatGPT Can Write Malicious Code – But Not Well. Professor of Strategic Studies and Founding Director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies Thomas Rid quoted in The Washington Post, 1/26

• China Accuses US Consul Of ‘Maliciously Abusing Hong Kong’s National Security Law’ with Comments on Lawyer Ruling. Ho-Fung Hung quoted in South China Morning Post, 1/26

• How Chinese Companies View Energy Investment Opportunities in Mexico. Adjunct Lecturer Margaret Myers interviewed by Bnamericas, 1/26

• Adjusting to a Big-Power Era, Germany and Japan Enhance Militaries. Hal Brands quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, 1/26

• The Story Of Chinese Friendship: A Desperate Russian Propaganda Myth. Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Eastern Herald, 1/26

• Russian Saboteurs Seek to Hamper Putin’s War Machine. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Al Jazeera, 1/25

• Western Sanctions on Iran Signal Fading Hopes for Nuclear Deal, Experts Say. Sanam Vakil quoted in The National, 1/24

• Are We in a New Cold War? Sergey Radchenko quoted in Vox, 1/24

• China Is Trying to Play Nice, and It’s a Problem for the US. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 1/24

• Russia-China Relations: Partnership of Convenience? Sergey Radchenko interviewed by Center for European Policy Analysis, 1/19

• The Origins of the Minerva Initiative: Building Intellectual Capital to Support National Security. Senior Research Professor and Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Strategy, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence Thomas G. Mahnken wrote in Stimson, 1/19

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Iraqi PM’s Delicate Balancing Act. Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 2/4

• Les erreurs flagrantes de l’Europe au Maghreb. (French) Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News en Francais, 2/2

• Does Anyone Want to Solve the Rohingya Crisis? SAIS doctoral student Anu Anwar wrote in The Diplomat, 2/2

• TikTok’s Chief Executive to Testify Before Congress in March. SAIS alumna '21 Bochen Han wrote in the South China Morning Post, 1/31

• Bridging the Energy Transition. Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Afshin Molavi wrote in Asia Times, 1/31

• Delegation of the Working Group for BiH Meets with the VKBI. Senior Fellow at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations and professorial lecturer in the Conflict Management Program Daniel Serwer mentioned in Sarajevo Times, 1/31

• It’s Time to Try a Different Approach to Venezuela. SAIS MA student '23 Wilson Trawick wrote in Inkstick Media, 1/30

• EU’s Balancing Act in the Maghreb. Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Maghrebi.org, 1/30

• How US Navy SEALs Train New Special-Operations Units to Make the Seas into 'our Playground'. SAIS MA student '23 Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in Business Insider, 1/30

• Russia was Making Big Plans for Ukraine's Nuclear Power Plants Before its Invasion Fell Apart. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in Business Insider, 1/29

• Putin’s Revenge For M1 Abrams Tanks: Russia Slams Ukraine With Missiles. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 1/28

• Balance of Power. Senior Fellow Anne Krueger interviewed by Bloomberg Markets and Finance, 1/27

• Climate Change May Usher in a New Era of Trade Wars. Anne Krueger quoted in The New York Times, 1/25