In the News: January 12, 2023

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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE 

• Blockbuster NYTimes Story Accidentally Leaked Phone Numbers of Russian Soldiers Criticizing War. Director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies and Professor of Strategic Studies Thomas Rid quoted in Vice, 1/11

• Why Israel Won't Change Course on Ukraine. Associate Professor of Middle East Studies Raffaella Del Sarto quoted in Politico, 1/11

• China Clashes with its Neighbors After Reopening to the World as Covid Surges. Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor of Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in NBC News, 1/11

• Analytics Create Databases Just Waiting to be Hacked. Thomas Rid quoted in Troy Media, 1/10

• Russia, Ukraine, and Geopolitics in 2020. Professorial Lecturer and Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed on Actualidad Radio, 1/10

• Džozef: Izbori u Crnoj Gori Neminovni, SAD i EU da Prozovu "Neodgovorne" Lidere. Adjunct Lecturer and Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Edward Joseph interviewed by Glas Amerike VOA, 1/9

• What the Rioters in Brazil Learned from the Americans. Senior Fellow of International Affairs at the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 1/9

• Brazil’s ‘January 6 Moment’ Is a Warning. Professor of Practice of International Affairs Yascha Mounk wrote in The Atlantic, 1/9

• U.S ‘Guardrails’ With China Are Shaky at Best. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 1/8

• El Mito del Líder Fascista Stepan Bandera Solivianta a Los Aliados de Ucrania. Kenneth H. Keller Associate Professor of International Affairs Eugene Finkel quoted in La Neta Neta, 1/7

• WATCH: The Effect of Jan. 6 on America’s Democracy, 2 Years Later. Yascha Mounk interviewed by PBS, 1/6

• Rumors of Putin's Ill-Health Persist Amid Intelligence Updates. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko quoted in Newsweek, 1/5

• Caught in a (Pretty) Pickle. Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies Mary E. Sarotte quoted in Millennium Post, 1/5

• RCEP Benefits Extend Beyond Economic Cooperation. Director of SAIS Europe and Eni Professor of International Economics Michael Plummer quoted in East Asia Forum, 1/4

• Russian Military Under Fire at Home After Devastating Attack. Eugene Finkel quoted in The Hill, 1/4

• Por Que Há Desconfiança Do Mercado Financeiro Em Relação a Lula? Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor and Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs Filipe Campante quoted in BBC, 1/3

• In Every Modern War, Ukraine Has Been the Big Prize. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 1/1

• Packing the NDAA Gives the Pentagon a Greater Role in Foreign Policy. Adjunct Lecturer Charles A. Stevenson wrote in The Hill, 12/30

• Iranian Soccer Great’s Family is Targeted After He Supports Protests. James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted in Political Triangle, 12/28

• The U.S. and China Are Rushing to Secure Resources in DR Congo. Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Political Economy and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in Oil Price, 12/27

• Russia’s Aggression Strengthens Ukrainian National Identity. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Financial Times, 12/24

• Svijet u 2022: Ruska invazija na Ukrajinu obilježila Godinu. Senior Lecturer of Conflict Management and Global Policy, and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Program Sinisa Vukovic quoted in Al Jazeera, 12/24

• Après la Visite de Zelenskyy, la Russie Accuse les États-Unis de Mener une Guerre par Procuration en Ukraine. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Les Actualites, 12/23

• How Zelenskyy's Trip to Washington is being seen in Russia. Sergey Radchenko interviewed by NPR, 12/22

• The ABCs of China’s GDI. Deborah Brautigam wrote in East Asia Forum, 12/22

• A Struggle Between Democracy and Tyranny. Roger Hertog Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Eric Edelman interviewed by The Bulwark, 12/22

• What to Read to Understand Intelligence and Espionage. Thomas Rid quoted in The Economist, 12/21

• Zelenskiy Seeks Victory. Will U.S Pay the Price? Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 12/21

• Autocrats Are Weaponizing Globalization. Ukraine Is Where They Must Be Stopped. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell mentioned in TIME, 12/21

• Australia-China Tension Is a Case of World War II Déjà vu. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 12/20

• On the Global Economy: India Hosts First G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting in Bengaluru. Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies Devesh Kapur mentioned in Greater Kashmir, 12/20

• U.S Sanctions Violate Iranian People’s Rights to Clean Environment, Health and Life: UN Experts. Edward B. Burling Chair in International Law and Institutions Obiora C. Okafor quoted in The UN Human Rights Office, 12/20

• China’s Threat to Global Democracy. Hal Brands wrote in Journal of Democracy, 12/19

• The Will to Survive. Robert E. Osgood Professor Eliot Cohen quoted in National Review, 12/18

• History As It Happens: Putin Problems. Mary E. Sarotte quoted in The Washington Times, 12/9

• Why India Can’t Replace China. Assistant Professor of International Economics Shoumitro Chatterjee quoted in Foreign Affairs, 12/9

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Don’t Drive Away Smart Students. Brzezinski Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Anita R. Kellogg wrote in War On The Rocks, 1/9

• Jack Ma’s Ant is China Tech’s Tiniest Bellwether. SAIS alumna '11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 1/9

• Libya Faces the Same Old Problems in New Year. Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 1/7

• A New Copper Age is Coming … See You There. Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Afshin Molavi wrote in Arab News, 1/6

• Have Central Bank Interventions Repriced Corporate Credit? Part 2. SAIS alumnus '98 Steven Friedman wrote in CFA Institute Enterprising Investor, 1/6

• Taiwan's 'SEALs' Would be on the Frontline of a War with China. Here's How They'd Try to Hold Off an Invasion. SAIS MA student '23 Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in Business Insider, 1/1

• Globalisation is Not Dying. It is Here to Stay. Afshin Molavi wrote in Gulf News, 12/31

• The Unstoppable March of Globalization. Afshin Molavi wrote in Jordan News, 12/30

• China’s Change in Covid Policy Doesn’t Compel Students in US to Return for Holiday. SAIS alumna '21 Bochen Han wrote in the South China Morning Post, 12/28 

• Let’s Get American Revenge. Senior Fellow at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld wrote in Politico, 12/27

• Strategic Autonomy in Arab World’s Sights. Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 12/24

• ‘The Systems of Oppression Will Survive Putin and Xi’. SAIS alumna '18 Brian Carlson quoted in MENAFN, 12/23

• Sleepwalking Into a Global Trade War. Senior Fellow Anne Krueger wrote in Project Syndicate, 12/22

• Autocrats Are Weaponizing Globalization. Ukraine Is Where They Must Be Stopped. Senior Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute Peter Pomerantsev wrote in TIME, 12/21

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