In The News: October 10, 2024
‘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
On Anniversary of Israel-Hamas War, Fears of Wider Conflict Are Closer to Reality. Professor of Practice and Interim Director of FPI Mara Karlin quoted in USA Today, 10/7
How the Israel-Palestinian Conflict Reshaped College Campuses in Pittsburgh and Nationwide. Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science Adria Lawrence quoted in The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 10/7
Arab Countries Are Still Trying to Maintain a Balancing Act. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in The News York Times, 10/7
The Sources of Russian Conduct. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko interviewed by Japan Times, 10/7
One Year Since Hamas Attacked Israel. Sanam Vakil interviewed by Bloomberg TV, 10/7
Will the Israel-Hamas War Determine the Outcome of the Pennsylvania Election? Adria Lawrence quoted in The Pittsburg Post Gazette, 10/6
Nasrallah’s Killing Can Be Counterproductive. Sanam Vakil quoted in The Egyptian Gazette, 10/6
Israel Detonating Hezbollah Stockpile of Missiles. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Radio,10/5
The Role of Farm Subsidies in Changing India’s Water Footprint. Assistant Professor Shoumitro Chatterjee wrote in Nature Communications, 10/5
How US Election Outcome Could Affect the Western Balkans. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Edward Joseph quoted in DW, 10/5
القوى العظمى واضحة في كلامها وتهديدها (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 10/4
Inside the Beirut Suburb Emptied by Israeli Strikes. Aronson Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies Sarah Parkinson quoted in The Financial Times, 10/4
Striking Iran’s oil Facilities Would Be a ‘Smart Move’ by Israel. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Sky News, 10/4
Israel Launches More Airstrikes on Beirut. Sarah Parkinson interviewed by BBC News, 10/3
What Is Iran Trying to Prove? Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr wrote in Foreign Policy, 10/3
How Joe Biden Lost His Grip on Israel’s War for ‘Total Victory’ in Gaza. Vali Nasr quoted in The Washington Post, 10/3
Israel’s Invasion Gamble Risks a Quagmire in Lebanon. Sanam Vakil quoted in the Wall Street Journal, 10/3
Iran Exposed to Israeli Counterattack After Blows Against Its Allies. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Esfandyar Batmanghelidj quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 10/3
Israel Assesses Iranian Missile Damage, Weighs Response. Esfandyar Batmanghelidj quoted in The Washington Post, 10/2
Debate vicepresidencial sin un claro ganador, pero marcadas diferencias destacan analistas. (Spanish) Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arson quoted in Voice of America, 10/2
Israel Poised to Strike Iran. What Can the US Do? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Sky News, 10/2
The Only Way the Ukraine War Can End. Senior Fellow at SAIS and Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 10/2
Israel's Devastation of Hezbollah Puts Iran in a Corner. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/1
Russia-Paid Influencers, Trolls Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Election. Professor and Director of Alperovich Institute for Cybersecurity Studies Thomas Rid quoted in The Washington Post, 10/1
Israel: 'Limited Ground Operation' Under Way in Lebanon. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 10/1
"Superpowers Don't Bluff." Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Times Radio, 10/1
US Condemns Iran Attack on Israel as Major Escalation. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Reuters, 10/1
Israeli Incursion into Lebanon. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Radio, 9/30
How Did the Experts Get Ukraine So Wrong? Professor Emeritus Eliot Cohen quoted in The Bulwark, 9/30
Iran Has Tried to Avoid Conflict with Israel and Failed – Which Deterrent Will It Reach for Next? Esfandyar Batmanghelidj wrote in The Guardian, 9/30
What Is Israel Trying to Do in Lebanon? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by ABC Australia Radio, 9/30
Israel Takes the Hammer to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance.' Vali Nasr quoted in The Washington Post, 9/30
The Lies Russia Tells Itself. Thomas Rid wrote in Foreign Affairs, 9/30
Middle East Braces for Iran’s Next Move After Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah Leadership. Vali Nasr quoted in Time, 9/30
Israel Widens Offensive With Strikes on Yemen. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 9/30
What Will Nasrallah’s Death Mean for the Middle East? Mara Karlin wrote in the Brookings Institution blog, 9/30
Progressives Escalate Calls For Arms Embargo as Israel Expands War Into Lebanon. Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic quoted in The Intercept, 9/30
Hezbollah Misjudged Israel’s Weakness and Iran’s Might. Vali Nasr quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 9/29
Operation New Order. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by DW, 9/28
How Nasrallah Transformed Hezbollah in 32 Years as Chief. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by DW, 9/28
Ukranian President Zelenskyy Visits the White House. Mara Karlin interviewed by DW, 9/27
Hezbollah is Pounded by Israel, But Key Ally Iran Is Reluctant to Intervene. Vali Nasr quoted in The Washington Post, 9/27
Biden Announces New Surge in Ukraine Security Assistance. Mara Karlin interviewed by CBS News, 9/27
Israel Carries Out More Strikes on Suburbs of Beirut. Mara Karlin interviewed by BBC News, 9/27
The Case Against the China Consensus. David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies Jessica Chen Weiss interviewed by Sinica Podcast, 9/26
Putin Has Redrawn His Nuclear Red Line. How Will NATO Respond? Sergey Radchenko quoted in Newsweek, 9/26
Big Question | What Is the Allure of the Strongman? Cynthia Arnson interviewed by Moment Mag, 9/25
Race to the Red Planet: China Accelerates Mars Mission Timeline, Signals Confidence in Exploration. Adjunct Assistant Professor Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in The Straits Times, 9/23
America Should Think Twice Before Replacing Sanctions with Tariffs. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell wrote in The Financial Times, 9/18
Large Language Models Will Upend Human Rituals. Henry Farrell wrote in The Economist, 9/4
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
The Widening War in the Middle East. FPI Fellow Randa Slim interviewed by WBUR, 10/4
How Netanyahu is Using the War in the Middle East to "Kill Two Birds With One Stone." Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations Daniel Serwer wrote in Pamfleti, 10/3
Rethinking Taiwan’s Defense Preparedness in the Context of Whole-of-Society Resilience. SAIS alumnus '24 Calvin Chu wrote in The Diplomat, 10/2
'Most Countries in the Region Would Not Mind if Iran's Footprint Were Reduced,' Researcher Says. Randa Slim interviewed by France24, 10/1
Sen. Heinrich's TV Ads Are Arrogant and Sexist. FPI Senior Fellow Shirin Tahir-Khelli wrote in The Albuquerque Journal, 8/22
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