In The News: November 6, 2025
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Ukraine War: Global Impacts & Worldwide Reach. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in Archyde, 11/5
Syria at a Crossroads. Professor of Practice Mara Karlin interviewed by the Brookings Institution podcast, 11/3
Can the Gulf Rebuild the Middle East? Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Rob Geist Pinfold wrote in Foreign Policy, 11/3
The US May Conquer the Americas but Lose the World. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 11/3
Iran Grapples Over Social Freedoms After War with Israel. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in Al Jazeera, 11/1
This Isn’t a Real Ceasefire in Gaza – It’s a Holding Pattern Before War Returns. Sanam Vakil wrote in The Guardian, 10/30
Trump Officials Move to Military Base Housing Designated for Top Uniformed Officers. Aronson Associate Professor Adria Lawrence quoted in AlterNet, 10/30
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases. Adria Lawrence quoted in The Atlantic, 10/30
Donald Trump's Nuclear Threat. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by GB News, 10/30
Stephen Miller is Hiding from Protesters by Living on Military Base. Adria Lawrence quoted in The New Republic, 10/30
Why China and Russia Aren't Scared of the US. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/29
Trump Meets the Leader of South Korea, Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase interviewed by Korea 24 Radio, 10/29
What Does the Future Hold for Iran? Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr interviewed by Novara Media, 10/29
Germany Bets Billions on Nuclear Fusion for Energy Future. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Daniel Kammen quoted in DW News, 10/29
Can the US And Canada Revive Keystone XL? Adjunct Lecturer and Director of the Center for Canadian Studies Christopher Sands quoted in E&E News, 10/29
Can the Gaza Ceasefire Deal Survive? Rob Geist Pinfold quoted in BBC, 10/29
Na ruim honderd doden in Gaza leeft Israël bestand weer na; hoe gaat het nu verde? (Dutch) Rob Geist Pinfold quoted in NOS, 10/29
Gaza Ceasefire ‘Fragile from Day One’ as Israel, Hamas Test Limits: Analysis. Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by Al Jazeera, 10/29
L’accordo (momentaneo) Trump-Xi conta per Ue e Italia. Plummer spiega perché. (Italian) ENI Professor of International Economics at SAIS Europe Michael Plummer quoted in Formiche, 10/28
Prof. Plummer (SAIS): Trump Seeks a Win, Europe Needs Autonomy. Michael Plummer interviewed by Decode39, 10/28
The Past Putin Can’t Let Go. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Kyiv Independent, 10/28
The Global Reach of the War in Ukraine. Sergey Radchenko wrote in War On The Rocks, 10/28
Iran Quietly Backs Gaza Truce Amid Bid to Hand Off Regional Bad-Guy Image. Associate Professor and Co-Director of Rethinking Iran Narges Bajoghli quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, 10/28
Israel, Hamas Break Ceasefire Again but US Still Holds Key to Prevent ‘Full-Scale War,’ Expert Says. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News, 10/28
Israel Carries Out 'Intense Strikes' on Gaza. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 10/28
John T. Shaw: Johns Hopkins Scholar Shows that Knowing History is Invaluable to Statesmanship. Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Frank Gavin quoted in The Chicago Tribune, 10/27
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Caribbean. Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arnson interviewed by France 24, 10/25
European Leaders Meet in London to Support Ukraine War Effort. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 10/24
Eleições legislativas testam aprovação das medidas de Milei. (Portuguese) Professor of Practice at SAIS Europe Guido Sandleris quoted in Valor Globo, 10/24
Total Hamas Disarmament ‘Not Achievable, Not Likely’ at This Stage. Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by Al Jazeera, 10/24
US and Canada Spar Over ad of Reagan Denouncing Tariffs That Led to Derailed Trade Talks. Christopher Sands quoted in The Guardian, 10/24
Explaining the Shift in Trump's Policy on Putin. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 10/23
Donald Trump Puts Latin America on the Ropes. Cynthia Arnson interviewed by Noticias Caracol, 10/23
How China Raced Ahead of the U.S. on Nuclear Power. Daniel Kammen quoted in The New York Times, 10/22
Političko nasilje menja svoju prirodu. (Serbian) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Vreme, 10/22
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
Citizens Are the Mekong’s New Guardians. FPI Senior Fellow James Borton wrote in East Asia Forum, 11/1
Forging North America’s Energy Advantage: Mexico’s Pivotal Role. FPI Senior Fellow Juan Jose Gomez-Camacho wrote in Atlantic Council, 10/30
Youthful North, Ageing South: The Demography Reshaping India's Gulf Story. SAIS MAIR student '26 Akshat Sogani wrote in The Wire, 10/30
Cambodia's Trump Highway: The Politics Behind a Name. James Borton wrote in UPI, 10/27
Counterpunch: NATO Must Take the Offensive. SAIS PhD student '27 Emily Otto wrote in The Center for European Policy Analysis, 10/29
Attritable Precision Strike: Towards a Mass UAV Loitering Capacity for the Royal Netherlands Army. Fulbright-Schuman NATO Security Scholar Friso Stevens wrote in The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, 10/28
Washington's Hard Line In South China Sea Tests Allies, Raises Risks. James Borton wrote in UPI, 10/23
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