In The News: April 6, 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

• Kosovo War Trial: More Resentment Between Kosovo and Serbia? Senior Fellow and Professional Lecturer in the Conflict Management Program Daniel Serwer quoted in DW News, 4/5

• Israeli Judicial Overall Proposals are Deeply Flawed. Resident Professor of International Law Roda Mushkat wrote in the Times of Israel, 4/4

• Many Uncertainties after Milatovic’s Victory, Consensus about Values of Montenegrin Society Undermined. Senior Lecturer of Conflict Management and Global Policy, and the Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Program Siniša Vuković quoted in Cafe Del Montenegro, 4/4

• China’s Expanding Geographic Reach. James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted in The Express Tribune, 4/3

• How a Peanut Farmer from Georgia Made Human Rights Matter. Resident Professor of History and American Studies Joe Renouard wrote in International Policy Digest, 4/3

• Blundering on The Brink. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko wrote in Foreign Affairs, 4/3

• Almost Half The World’s Population Lives In Households Linked To Agrifood Systems. Research Fellow of Global Food Policy and Ethics program Kate Schneider mentioned in MENAFN, 4/3

• U.S.A, Russia and China: "Longing for Western Recognition." (German) Sergey Radchenko interviewed by ZDF, 4/2

• Democracies Have a History of Prosecuting Their Presidents. Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Filipe Campante quoted in Public News Time, 4/1

• Putin’s Grand Strategy: The Eurasian Union and its Discontents -Book Review. Research Director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Svante Cornell quoted in Modern Diplomacy, 4/1

• TikTok Controversy. Lecturer Elly Rostoum interviewed on Encounter Podcast by Voice of America, 3/31

• “Shell is a Terrible Company” Appears to be The Sentiment in Dialogue About Cooperation With the Fossil Industry. Adjunct Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment Bob van der Zwaan quoted in FOLIA, 3/30

• Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Names His Son Crown Prince Of Abu Dhabi. Sanam Vakil quoted in the News Azi, 3/30

• How Will the Recent Agreement Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Impact the Abrahamic Accords? Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies Vali Nasr interviewed by CNN, 3/30

• The Long-lasting Impact of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq. Former Deans Paul Wolfowitz and Vali Nasr interviewed by PBS, 3/29

• How Russia Turned America’s Helping Hand to Ukraine into a Vast Lie. Professor of Strategic Studies and founding director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies Thomas Rid quoted in The Washington Post, 3/29

• Better Tech Regulations Can Save Democracy. Adjunct Professor of European Studies Alina Polyakova wrote in Foreign Policy, 3/27

• What Does Xi’s Visit to Russia Mean for the World? Sergey Radchenko quoted in Foreign Policy, 3/24

• Perspective: War with the Cartels Is More Complicated Than It Sounds. Adjunct Lecturer in Latin American Studies Program Jim Marckwardt wrote in Small Wars Journal, 3/23

• A New Order in the Middle East? Vali Nasr wrote in Foreign Affairs, 3/22

• Pondering the Changing Face of Conflict. Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow David Barno wrote in Association of the United States Army, 3/22

• How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq. Sanam Vakil quoted in Aljazeera, 3/19

• What is Gained and What is Lost in Becoming a Semi-Presidential Republic. (Italian) Gianfranco Pasquino wrote in Domani, 3/17

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Putin’s Deadliest Combat Units Are Getting Slaughtered In Ukraine. SAIS MA student '23 Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 4/3

• Putin Is Getting Really Desperate in Ukraine. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 4/3

• Putin’s New Ukraine General Has Failed In Epic Fashion. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 4/1

• Can the UN’s New Plan for Libya Overcome the ‘Chicken or Egg’ Paradox? Senior Fellow Hafed Al Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 4/1

• Putin’s War Machine Is Stuck (And Destroyed) In Ukraine. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 3/31

• At Summit for Democracy, US Targets Tech Tools Used by Repressive Governments. SAIS alumna ’21 Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 3/31

• India and Saudi Arabia’s Record-Breaking Aircraft Deals Signal a New Travel Boom. Senior Fellow Afshin Molavi wrote in Forbes, 3/29

• US Weighs Countering China and ‘Malign Actors’ with Outbound Investment Review Board. Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 3/29

• Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War. SAIS MIPP student ’23 Nathan Waechter mentioned in Foreign Affairs, 3/29

• Congress Should Strengthen Oversight on Pacific Islands Affairs. SAIS Research Fellow Michael Walsh wrote in The Hill, 3/28

• Putin Has A Massive Problem: Ukraine’s Military Is Getting Stronger. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 3/29

• ‘Heavy Casualties’: Putin Is Gutting The Russian Military In Ukraine. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 3/28

• Putin Has a Problem: Ukraine Is Planning A Massive Offensive To Win The War. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 3/28

• Putin Has a Big Problem: His War In Ukraine Has Stalled Out. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 3/27

• A Portal to China is Closing, at least Temporarily, and Researchers are Nervous. Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 3/25

• 99 Red Balloons: A 2023 Remix. SAIS MA student '23 Rowan Humphries wrote in Inkstick, 3/24

• Ukraine Is Getting Depleted Uranium ‘Bullets’ For Challenger 2 Tanks. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 3/23

• China’s Naval Strategists Dissect Ukraine’s USV Strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Base. Nathan Waechter wrote in The Diplomat, 3/23

• Opinion: Here’s a Starting Point to Decolonize Development Research. SAIS alumna '19 Brian Webster wrote in Deves, 3/22

• China and Russia Deepen Cooperation as War in Ukraine Continues. Senior Fellow Daniel S. Hamilton quoted in CBS Austin, 3/22

• Can China’s Rebound Save the Global Economy? SAIS alumnus '20 Chris Kushlis wrote in South China Morning Post, 3/21

• Debt-for-adaptation swaps: A Financial Tool to Help Climate-Vulnerable Nations. SAIS MA student '23 Chetan Hebbale wrote in Brookings, 3/21