In The News: March 9, 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

• What Has Ukraine Done to European Security? Professorial Lecturer and Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed on Pyotr Kurzin Geopolitics podcast, 3/8

• Xi Jinping Accuses U.S. of Policy of Containment Encirclement. Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Edward P. Joseph interviewed by WION, 3/7

• China Neutral on Ukraine? Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor of Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in the Manila Times, 3/7

• The Iran Nuclear Crisis May Be Headed for a Showdown. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 3/7

• How Donald Trump Damaged America's Interest in Asia. Director of SAIS Europe and Eni Professor of International Economics Michael G. Plummer mentioned in The Economist, 3/7

• A Korean Template For Ukraine? Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko interviewed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 3/6

• The United States and the Middle East: A Conversation with Bruce Riedel. Adjunct Professor Bruce Riedel interviewed by Brown Political Review, 3/5

• Why Ethiopia is Taking Its Debt Relief Case Directly to China, Bypassing the G20. Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Political Economy and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in South China Morning Post, 3/4

• Bakhmut on the Brink as Ukraine Signals Retreat. Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Hill, 3/2

• The Role of Cyber Weapons in Russia's War on Ukraine. Adjunct Lecturer Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade interviewed by NPR, 3/2

• Japan Reaching Digitally Deep and Wide Into India. Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase wrote in MENAFN, 3/1

• Socialists in Brussels Welcome New PD Leader amid Ambiguous Ukraine Stance. Senior Adjunct Professor of European and Eurasian Studies Gianfranco Pasquino quoted in EURACTIV Italy, 3/1

• A Powerful Symbol in Iran's Recent Protests, the Hijab Has Long Been Contentious. James Anderson Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted by NPR, 3/1

• Unpacking Policy Objectives of Nigeria’s Presidential Candidates. Adjunct Lecturer in African Studies Matthias Chika Mordi interviewed by CNBC Africa, 2/28

• Europe Leaps towards Energy Autonomy as Sanctions Undercut Russia. Academic Director of the Master of Arts in European Public Policy, Academic Director of the Master of Arts in Global Risk, and Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies at SAIS Europe Michael Leigh quoted in Aljazeera, 2/28

• The Shortest Path to Peace. Robert E. Osgood Professor Eliot A. Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 2/28

• What Was Putin Thinking? Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/27

• ‘For Ukrainians, This is a Matter of Survival’. Sergey Radchenko wrote in The Spectator, 2/26

• How Putin has Unleashed the Most Globalized War since 1945. Sergey Radchenko quoted in EL PAÍS, 2/25

• This War May Be Heading for a Cease-Fire. Sergey Radchenko wrote in The New York Times, 2/24

• After Brazil Riots, Lula Contends with Polarized Electorate, Possibility of Political Sabotage. Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs and International Research Cooperation and Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor Filipe Campante quoted in The Globe and Mail, 2/24

• Opinion: What the World Learned About Ukraine in a Year of War. Kenneth H. Keller Associate Professor of International Affairs and Academic and Faculty Liaison Eugene Finkel wrote in Los Angeles Times, 2/24

• One Year On: How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine has Reshaped the World. Sanam Vakil quoted in News of Emirates, 2/24

• China’s Ukraine Plan Is All About Challenging the U.S. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/24

• Scholar Ho-fung Hung on China-Russia Relations and Whether Beijing Could Mediate Ukraine Peace Deal. Ho-Fung Hung interviewed by Democracy Now, 2/23

• 3 Questions Answered on the Ukraine War’s Impact on Energy. Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment Jonas Nahm quoted in E&E News, 2/22

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• What Has Ukraine Done to European Security? Professorial Lecturer and Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed on Pyotr Kurzin Geopolitics podcast, 3/8

• Xi Jinping Accuses U.S. of Policy of Containment Encirclement. Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Edward P. Joseph interviewed by WION, 3/7

• China Neutral on Ukraine? Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor of Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in the Manila Times, 3/7

• The Iran Nuclear Crisis May Be Headed for a Showdown. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 3/7

• How Donald Trump Damaged America's Interest in Asia. Director of SAIS Europe and Eni Professor of International Economics Michael G. Plummer mentioned in The Economist, 3/7

• A Korean Template For Ukraine? Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko interviewed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 3/6

• The United States and the Middle East: A Conversation with Bruce Riedel. Adjunct Professor Bruce Riedel interviewed by Brown Political Review, 3/5

• Why Ethiopia is Taking Its Debt Relief Case Directly to China, Bypassing the G20. Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Political Economy and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in South China Morning Post, 3/4

• Bakhmut on the Brink as Ukraine Signals Retreat. Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Hill, 3/2

• The Role of Cyber Weapons in Russia's War on Ukraine. Adjunct Lecturer Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade interviewed by NPR, 3/2

• Japan Reaching Digitally Deep and Wide Into India. Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase wrote in MENAFN, 3/1

• Socialists in Brussels Welcome New PD Leader amid Ambiguous Ukraine Stance. Senior Adjunct Professor of European and Eurasian Studies Gianfranco Pasquino quoted in EURACTIV Italy, 3/1

• A Powerful Symbol in Iran's Recent Protests, the Hijab Has Long Been Contentious. James Anderson Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted by NPR, 3/1

• Unpacking Policy Objectives of Nigeria’s Presidential Candidates. Adjunct Lecturer in African Studies Matthias Chika Mordi interviewed by CNBC Africa, 2/28

• Europe Leaps towards Energy Autonomy as Sanctions Undercut Russia. Academic Director of the Master of Arts in European Public Policy, Academic Director of the Master of Arts in Global Risk, and Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies at SAIS Europe Michael Leigh quoted in Aljazeera, 2/28

• The Shortest Path to Peace. Robert E. Osgood Professor Eliot A. Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 2/28

• What Was Putin Thinking? Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/27

• ‘For Ukrainians, This is a Matter of Survival’. Sergey Radchenko wrote in The Spectator, 2/26

• How Putin has Unleashed the Most Globalized War since 1945. Sergey Radchenko quoted in EL PAÍS, 2/25

• This War May Be Heading for a Cease-Fire. Sergey Radchenko wrote in The New York Times, 2/24

• After Brazil Riots, Lula Contends with Polarized Electorate, Possibility of Political Sabotage. Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs and International Research Cooperation and Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor Filipe Campante quoted in The Globe and Mail, 2/24

• Opinion: What the World Learned About Ukraine in a Year of War. Kenneth H. Keller Associate Professor of International Affairs and Academic and Faculty Liaison Eugene Finkel wrote in Los Angeles Times, 2/24

• One Year On: How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine has Reshaped the World. Sanam Vakil quoted in News of Emirates, 2/24

• China’s Ukraine Plan Is All About Challenging the U.S. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 2/24

• Scholar Ho-fung Hung on China-Russia Relations and Whether Beijing Could Mediate Ukraine Peace Deal. Ho-Fung Hung interviewed by Democracy Now, 2/23

• 3 Questions Answered on the Ukraine War’s Impact on Energy. Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment Jonas Nahm quoted in E&E News, 2/22