In The News: April 20, 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

• Win or Lose, Ukraine’s Big Offensive May Put Biden in a Bind. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 4/19

• White House Nears Unprecedented Action on U.S. Investment in China. Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor of Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in Politico, 4/18 

• Russian Boasted of Undetected Bots, Leaked Documents Show. Director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies and Professor of Strategic Studies Thomas Rid quoted in The Washington Post, 4/17

• China Likely to Rapidly Achieve Air Superiority Over Taiwan, U.S Leaks Say. Thomas Rid quoted in The Guardian, 4/16

• Wagner Group Leader Says a Ukrainian Counter-Offensive Would Likely Succeed as Russia is "in Crisis," Report Says. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko quoted in Business Insider, 4/16

• China and Ukraine: Fateful Key to Eurasia's Future. Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Kent Calder wrote in Kyodo News, 4/14 

• Biden's Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Triumph or Tragedy? Hal Brands wrote in Gulf News, 4/14

• North Korea's Launch of a Solid-Fuel ICBM and About Taiwan. Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute and Professorial Lecturer Jeffrey Pryce interviewed on Mega TV, 4/14

• Israel's Effort to Forge Saudi Ties Said on Ice as Tensions with Palestinians Spike. James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted in the Times of Israel, 4/14

• Intelligence Leaks Are an Opportunity as Well as a Threat, Says Thomas Rid. Thomas Rid quoted in The Economist, 4/13

• Pentagon-Leaks: Mutmasslicher Täter verhaftet. (German) Thomas Rid interviewed by Swiss TV

• The Lawfare Podcast: Rid and Toler on the Latest Megaleak. Thomas Rid interviewed by The Lawfare Podcast, 4/12

• The World Bank Won’t Succeed Until the West Pulls Its Weight. Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies Devesh Kapur wrote in Foreign Policy, 4/12

• Leaked Secrets Spread Faster on Discord and Telegram. Thomas Rid quoted in Bloomberg, 4/12

• US Security Officials Scramble to Find Source of Leaked Highly Classified Documents. Thomas Rid quoted in SABC News, 4/11

• Are We Heading to War with China? Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor of Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung interviewed by Conter International Podcast, 4/11

• US-Leaks: Prof. Thomas Rid (Johns Hopkins Universität) zu den geleakten Geheimdienstpapieren. (German) Thomas Rid interviewed by Phoenix, 4/11

• Experts Eye Future of U.S-China Relations. Professor Emeritus of China Studies and Sr. Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute David M. Lampton interviewed by VOA, 4/11

• Green Pacifism Goes To War. Professor of Practice and International Affairs Josef Joffe wrote in MENAFA, 4/11

• Diversity: Necessary for Readiness or the Bogeyman? Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies and Senior Fellow at the Merrill Center David Barno quoted in The Military Times, 4/10

• U.S. Intelligence Leak Sheds Light on Ukrainian Weapons Shortages. Thomas Rid quoted in Yahoo News, 4/10

• Can Trade Wars Help Save the Climate? Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment Jonas Nahm quoted in The Economic Times, 4/9

• U.S Deploys Nuclear Submarine in Mideast Amid Iran Tension. Sanam Vakil quoted in Business Mirror, 4/9

• Hong Kong’s Richest Families Hit by Property Slide. Ho-Fung Hung quoted in The Financial Times, 4/9

• DOJ Opens Investigation Into Leaks of Apparent Classified US Military Documents. Thomas Rid quoted in CNN, 4/8French Outreach to China Highlights Europe’s Divide with U.S. Associate Professor of International Political Economy Matthias Matthijs quoted in The Hill, 4/8

• Reports Find China Plays Key Role in Africa's COVID Debt Relief, Rescue Loans. SAIS China Africa Research Initiative quoted in Africa Times, 4/8

• Europe Goes to China, Seeking Recalibration Amid Challenges. Adjunct Professor of International Relations Hanns Maull quoted in The Diplomat, 4/7

• Will Brazil’s Plan for Peace Talks on Ukraine Take Root? Professor and Director Emeritus, Latin American Studies Program Riordan Roett quoted in The Dialogue, 4/7

• These Tiffs Over Electric Cars Are Not What They Seem. Jonas Nahm quoted in The New York Times, 4/7

• Policy Roundtable II-1: Post-Mortem on Iraq. Resident Professor of History and American Studies Joe Renouard quoted in Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum, 4/7

• China Took on Outsized Debt Relief Burden under G20 Pandemic Aid Plan, Study Finds. SAIS China Africa Research Initiative quoted in South China Morning Post, 4/7

• Report: China Helped With Africa Pandemic Debt Relief. Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Political Economy and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in VOA News, 4/6

• What is Mohammed Bin Salman's Vision for Saudi Arabia? Sanam Vakil interviewed on Current Affairs Podcast, 4/6

• What’s Next for Iran and Saudi Arabia as Nations Take Major Step toward Reconciliation. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali R. Nasr interviewed by PBS News Hour, 4/6

• AI May Be Good for Humanity But Very Bad for Warfare. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 4/5

• The US Military Faces Challenges on the Homefront as Recruitment Shortages Continue. Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies and Senior Fellow of the Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Nora Bensahel quoted in The World, 4/4

• Why Supporting Ukraine's Self-defense Against Russia's Invasions is in the United States' National Interest. Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute and Professorial Lecturer Jeffrey Pryce interviewed on Actualidad Radio, 3/15

• China’s Threat to Global Democracy. Hal Brands wrote in the Journal of Democracy, January

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Percentage of Americans with ‘Very Unfavourable’ View of China Rises, Pew Survey Finds. SAIS alumna ’21 Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 4/13

• SoftBank Exit Eases Alibaba's Mega Reboot. SAIS alumna ’11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 4/13

• Be Skeptical of Reagan's "October Surprise". America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellow Joseph Ledford wrote in War On the Rocks, 4/10

• Cognitive Warfare: Maneuvering in the Human Dimension. SAIS alumnus '22 Ryan Ratcliffe wrote in U.S Naval Institute, 4/1

• Il Trilemma di Francoforte. (Italian) Associate Fellow Alessandro Merli wrote in Ispionline, 3/31