In The News: June 5, 2025
‘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
Students As Spies? US-China Educational Ties Strained by Rising Claims of Espionage. David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies and Director of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs Jessica Chen Weiss quoted in The South China Morning Post, 6/3
Gaza Ceasefire Plan. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Newsday Radio, 5/30
Hamas Debates US Proposal. (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 5/30
Trump Executive Orders Target Precautionary Nuclear Climate Rules. Lecturer Anna Broughel wrote in Forbes, 5/30
Trump Says Gaza Truce ‘Close’ as Israel Agrees but Hamas Insists Permanent Ceasefire. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News, 5/30
What Could End the War in Ukraine? Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko interviewed by The New Yorker, 5/30
Israel Katz: Settlements 'Will Stop Palestinian State'. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 5/29
China Hits Out at ‘Discriminatory’ Student Visa Ban and Says It Will Further Harm US Image. Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase quoted in The South China Morning Post, 5/29
The Defense-Industrial Base and Alliances: US Steel and Beyond. Edwin O. Reischauer Professor and Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Kent Calder wrote in Asia Times, 5/28
China Is Now the Biggest Debt Collector in the Developing World, Report Says. Professor Emerita and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in NPR, 5/28
Iran Says It's Open to Compromises With the U.S. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr interviewed by CNN, 5/27
Unconditional Release of All Hostages. (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 5/27
Misinformation Casts Shadow on US-China Trade Truce. George And Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies and Director of the SAIS China Global Research Center Andrew Mertha quoted in France 24, 5/26
54 Killed in Israeli Strikes in Gaza, Hospitals Tell BBC. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 5/26
How India and Pakistan Are Preparing for the Next Conflict. Professor of Practice Joshua White quoted in The South China Morning Post, 5/25
How Desperate Is Iran for A Deal with the US? Vali Nasr interviewed by Al Jazeera, 5/25
Russia-Ukraine Negotiations. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC Radio
U.S. and Iran Talks: Is War Imminent? Vali Nasr interviewed by Drop Site News Podcast, 5/23
Sorry, Donald Trump, But Ukraine is Your War. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 5/23
Iran Doesn't Believe Nuclear Deal Likely as Latest Talks End. Vali Nasr interviewed by CNN 5/24
Suspect Charged in Israeli Embassy Staff Murders. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Fox News, 5/23
What Did You Do During the Trump Times? Sergey Radchenko quoted in Global Policy, 5/23
Was Donald Trump’s Ceasefire with the Houthis a Loss for Iran? James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in The National Interest, 5/23
The European Union Agrees to Lift Most Sanctions on Syria to Help It Recover Following Years of Civil War. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by Al Jazeera, 5/22
Iran’s Economic Struggles: Can Nuclear Talks with US Spark A Turnaround? Vali Nasr interviewed by France 24, 5/22
Israeli Military Shoots at Delegation in Occupied West Bank. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 5/21
The India-Pakistan Crisis Reveals Shifting Geopolitical Realities. Joshua White interviewed by Talking Policy Podcast by IGCC, 5/21
How the Settlers Captured the Israeli State. Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by Community Conflicted Podcast, 5/21
International Opinion Has Rounded on Israel, But It’s Not Enough to Force Netanyahu’s Hand. Sanam Vakil wrote in The Guardian, 5/21
Trump no logra un acuerdo, pero impulsa negociaciones inmediatas entre Ucrania y Rusia. (Spanish) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in El Mercurio, 5/20
Assessing Indonesia’s Strategic Value for U.S. Battery Ambitions. Anna Broughel wrote in The National Interest, 5/20
European Leaders Rattled After Trump-Putin Call Does Not Advance Ukraine Peace Talks. Sergey Radchenko interviewed by WBUR, 5/20
Misinformation and Fake News Stirring Unrest in Syria as People Rely on Social Media Platforms. Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by Al Jazeera, 5/18
Gulf States Use Opulence and Flattery to Win Trump's Heart. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Reuters, 5/16
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
Africom’s Demotion Sends a Signal: Africa Must Buckle Up. FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News. 6/3
The Cold War History of Export Controls. SAIS PhD student '27 Oskar Galeev wrote in China Talk, 5/30
Rules By Rulesbreakers. SAIS MAIR student '26 Talha Guney wrote in The Republic Journal, 5/6
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