In The News: October 23, 2025
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
U.S. Forces Strike Alleged Drug Boat in the Pacific. Professor of Practice Mara Karlin interviewed by BBC, 10/22
The AI Grand Bargain. Dmitri Alperovitch Assistant Professor Ben Buchanan wrote in Foreign Affairs, 10/21
The New “China Shock” is Hitting Poor Countries the Hardest. Assistant Professor of International Economics Shoumitro Chatterjee wrote in Project Syndicate, 10/20
“Colombia es el país más vulnerable de Sudamérica” debido a su dependencia económica de EEUU: Arnson. (Spanish) Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arnson interviewed by Caracol Radio, 10/20
Trump’s Argentina Gambit is Not ‘America First’. Adjunct Lecturer and Inaugural Fellow at the Latin America Studies Initiative Benjamin Gedan quoted in The Washington Post, 10/20
Ukraine Negotiations with Putin. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 10/19
The Cislunar Race: How the Moon Became the 21st Century’s Ultimate Strategic Frontier. Adjunct Assistant Professor Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in International Defense Security & Technology, 10/19
La matrioska russa in mano cinese. I tre scenari di Radchenko. (Italian) Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko wrote in Le Formiche, 10/19
Trump Envoy Pushes Ukraine to Surrender Donetsk to Russia. Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Telegraph, 10/19
U.S. Navy Holding 2 Survivors After Strike on Alleged Drug Boat. Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arnson interviewed by CNN, 10/18
La Universidad de Navarra se convierte por dos días en el centro del debate económico mundial. (Spanish) Senior Adjunct Professor and Vice Director for Italian Affairs at SAIS Europe Stefano Zamagni quoted in Navarra.com, 10/18
Radchenko: “I Tomahawk erano l’esca per Mosca. A Budapest c’è spazio per trattare”. (Italian) Sergey Radchenko quoted in La Repubblica, 10/18
How to Advance Trump's Gaza Plan from Magical Thinking to Lasting Peace. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil interviewed by Chatham House, 10/17
两周内再会普京 特朗普向乌提供“战斧”态度松动 恐再遭普京算计. (Chinese) Sergey Radchenko quoted in Lianhe Zaobao, 10/17
Trump Plans Budapest Meeting with Putin To End Ukraine War ━ The European Conservative. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Europe Says, 10/17
Book New Uzbekistan: The Third Renaissance Translated into Urdu. Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Richard Pomfret quoted in Centreline, 10/16
Trump Plan for a Second Putin Meeting Undercuts Ukraine Push. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Bloomberg, 10/16
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game. SNF Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell quoted in The New York Times, 10/16
India’s Economic Development Since Independence. Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies Devesh Kapur interviewed by VoxDev Podcast, 10/15
'Fortress America' is Getting Smaller and Smaller. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/15
This Game Wants You. Professor of Practice Nora Bensahel interviewed by 99% Invisible Podcast, 10/14
How a Shadow Fleet of Oil Tankers Aids Russia in the War with Ukraine. Sergey Radchenko quoted in NPR, 10/14
Trump Peace Summit. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Vietnam Today, 10/14
World Leaders Sign Gaza Ceasefire Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 10/14
2025-Nobel Prize in Economics Winners: 3 Lessons Learned for Energy. Lecturer Anna Broughel wrote in Forbes, 10/13
Hamas Recalls 7,000 Fighters. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 10/11
Gazans Return Home as Ceasefire Holds. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by DW News, 10/11
When Ideology Writes the Check: Washington’s Risky Bet on Argentina. Benjamin Gedan wrote in War On The Rocks, 10/9
Israeli Ministers Approve Gaza Hostage Release Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 10/9
Trump on Gaza Deal: This Is Peace in Middle East. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Fox News, 10/9
Hamas Says Hostage and Prisoner Lists Exchanged. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Sky News, 10/8
Israel Marks Two Years Since October 7th Attack. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 10/7
After Two Years of War, Israel Is Stronger—and More Isolated—Than Ever. Professor of Practice at SAIS Europe Nathalie Tocci quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 10/6
Jane Goodall’s Science Legacy: Studying Chimps, Understanding Humans. Anna Broughel wrote in Forbes, 10/2
Climate Week NYC 2025 Delivers on Forest Finance. Anna Broughel wrote in Forbes, 10/1
Tony Blair vuelve al centro de la política global con el plan de Washington para Gaza. (Spanish) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in El Mercurio, 10/1
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
What is Under Discussion in Egypt. FPI Senior Fellow Randa Slim quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 10/14
Learning Polish Lessons from Russian Attacks. SAIS PhD student '27 Emily Otto wrote in Center for European Policy Analysis, 10/14
China's Slim AI Budgets Are Self-Reinforcing. SAIS MAIR alumna '11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 10/8
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