In The News: November 10, 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

• The West Must Defeat Russia. Senior Fellow of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 11/10

• Cancel Culture Cuts Both Ways. Professor of Practice of International Affairs Yascha Mounk wrote in The Atlantic, 11/8 

• Hoffnungen in Kiew, Balanceakt in Brüssel. (German) Dean Acheson Associate Professor of International Political Economy Matthias Matthijs wrote in Tagesschau, 11/8

• Is Panda Diplomacy Over? Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung interviewed on The Hub, 11/8

• Vivek Ramaswamy Loves His Heritage. Just Don't Call Him an Indian American. Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies Devesh Kapur quoted in The New York Times, 11/8

• Evolution Not Devolution at the WTO. Adjunct Professor of International Law at SAIS Europe Arthur Appleton wrote in Hinrich Foundation blog, 11/7

• Està La Democracia En Peligro De Extincion En El Mundo? (Spanish) Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Gianfranco Pasquino wrote in La Prensa, 11/7

• La Campaña Israelí En Gaza: Grandes Expectativas, Grandes Riesgos Y Resultados Sombríos. (Spanish) James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in El Radar, 11/7 

• US Viewed as Isolated in Diplomatic Fallout of Gaza War. Aronson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies Sarah Parkinson quoted in Voice of America, 11/7

• A Rusting Shipwreck Becomes a Flashpoint in the South China Sea. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 11/7

• China's Most Popular Diplomats Are Giant Pandas, and They're Being Recalled. George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies and Director of the SAIS China Global Research Center Andrew Mertha quoted in DCIST, 11/7

• Europeans, Israel and Palestine. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Antonio Missiroli wrote in the Italian Institute for International Political Studies Online, 11/6 

• How Would China Take Over Taiwan? One of These 5 Strategies. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 11/5  

• Professorin Mukaan Venäjällä Ei Ole Varaa Sodan Kärjistymiseen Lähi-Idässä. (Finnish) Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in Verkkouutiset, 11/4 

• US Proven To Be A Key Ally, Has Leverage Over Israel: Analyst. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Channel News Asia, 11/3 

• As War Engulfs Gaza, Putin Sees A Chance To Regain Some Of Russia’s Faded Global Stature. Sergey Radchenko wrote in The Guardian, 11/3

• Is A Ceasefire in The Israel-Gaza Conflict Realistic and Why Is It So Contentious? Sanam Vakil quoted in ITVX, 11/2 

• Pro-Haley Group Falsely Says Desantis Wanted To ‘Fast Track’ China Deals. Eni Professor of International Economics at SAIS Europe Michael Plummer quoted in The Washington Post, 11/2 

• Stuck In The Middle With Yüz. Assistant Professor of European and Eurasian Studies Lisel Hintz quoted in The Turkey Recap, 11/2  

• Think Strategy, Not Tactics. Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies Eliot Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 11/1  

• Un Piano Marshall Per Gaza. Academic Director of Master of Arts in International Affairs at SAIS Europe Raffaella Del Sarto interviewed on La7 TV, 11/1 

• Macron's Anti-Hamas 'Coalition' is a Lonely One. Sanam Vakil quoted in The Washington Post, 10/31

• Bad News Keeps Coming For Kyiv As Problems Far From The Battlefield Risk Making Things Worse For Ukraine. Professor of Practice and Senior Fellow at the Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Nora Bensahel quoted in Business Insider India, 10/31

• Brasile: Economia In Salute Ma Frenata In Vista. (Italian) Adjunct Professor and Associate Fellow at SAIS Europe Alessandro Merli wrote in ISPI Online, 10/30

• Shanghai Forum Emphasizes Importance of 'Inclusive Globalization.' Dean James B. Steinberg quoted in Shine, 10/30 

• Skynews Interviews Middle East Analyst Laura Blumenfeld on Gaza Ground Invasion. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on SkyNews, 10/30 

• Biden’s Foreign Policy Vision Is Officially Dead. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/29  

• Israel on Verge Of 'Perilous Push' Into Gaza, Thousands 'More Likely' To Die As Offensive Looms: Analysts. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in the New Arab, 10/29 

• Operation Iron Swords. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Global Security, 10/29 

• Expanding Israeli Ground Operations ‘Is Very Complicated For The US.' Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on CGTN Europe, 10/28 

• Instead of Undoing Ataturk’s Legacy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Has Claimed It. Lisel Hintz quotes in the Economist, 10/26 

• Le Opinioni Pubbliche Non Vincono Le Guerre. Ma Possono Farle Perdere. (Italian) Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Gianfranco Pasquino wrote in Domani, 10/24

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Japan's New Security Aid Program Needs More Firepower. SAIS PhD student Rena Sasaki '28 wrote in Nikkei Asia, 11/6 

• A Shift To ‘Strategic Interdependence’ Could Revive The Eu’s Troubled Policy On North Africa. FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of North Africa Initiative Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 11/4

• Asking The Right Questions: Can Digital Currency Enable Financial Inclusion? SAIS alumna Ananya Kumar ’21 wrote in the Atlantic Council Issue Brief, 11/2

• 米国の対中投資規制　関係を制御するバイデン政権　福谷周. (Japanese) SAIS DIA alumna Shu Fukuya ’23 wrote in the Weekly Economist, 10/30 

• South China Sea: U.S. Must Draw a Line on China’s “Grey Zone” Threats. FPI Senior Fellow James Borton wrote in Geopolitical Monitor, 10/30